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Former Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra faced criticism over a tense television interview with Annie Rose Ramos that began with the California gubernatorial candidate<\/a> questioning whether the segment would be a “gotcha piece.”<\/p>\n

“By the way, this is a profile piece, this is not a gotcha piece, right?” Becerra asked Ramos before the interview formally began.<\/p>\n

The exchange immediately turned awkward when Ramos responded that the questions were intended to help voters learn more about him as a candidate.<\/p>\n

“The way I describe profile is you talk about all the things that I\u2019ve done, things I want to do, and along with some tough questions,” Becerra said. “But not only tough questions.”<\/p>\n

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The interview quickly generated backlash from conservative commentators and Republican activists online, many of whom accused Becerra of appearing defensive<\/a> and combative during the exchange with Ramos.<\/p>\n

Jennifer Van Laar, managing editor of RedState, praised KTLA for airing the full exchange and argued that Becerra briefly showed anger during the interview.<\/p>\n

“Wow…. the STATION posted this. And good for them,” Van Laar said on X. “There\u2019s a microexpression on his face a few seconds before the end of this clip where you can see his anger briefly, which he quickly replaces with a smile.”<\/p>\n

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Van Laar also criticized the former HHS secretary\u2019s demeanor during the interview.<\/p>\n

“Trying to come across as jovial, kind Becerra… but that ain\u2019t who he is,” she said.<\/p>\n

Michael Trujillo, a Democratic strategist, criticized Becerra\u2019s opening exchange with Ramos and framed it as dismissive toward a younger female reporter.<\/p>\n

“I\u2019ve seen this a lot in my community,” Trujillo said on X. “A man telling a younger woman how to do her job.”<\/p>\n

Dana Loesch, a conservative radio host and former NRA spokesperson, also weighed in on the exchange and referenced prior reporting involving migrant children<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“It\u2019s insane that the NYT story alone first didn\u2019t end his political career,” Loesch said on X. “This is all just so, so bad.”<\/p>\n

Kevin Dalton, a conservative political commentator, said, “KTLA just ended Xavier Becerra.”<\/p>\n

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The sharpest exchange came during a discussion of Becerra\u2019s tenure at HHS<\/a>, when Ramos referenced a New York Times investigation involving migrant children released to sponsors by federal authorities.<\/p>\n

“That\u2019s not accurate,” Becerra said after Ramos cited findings that the department could not account for tens of thousands of children. “What you just read is not accurate.”<\/p>\n

Becerra then accused Ramos of echoing Republican messaging<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“You\u2019re essentially, I don\u2019t know if you got those talking points from Donald Trump<\/a>,” Becerra said.<\/p>\n

Ramos pushed back, noting she was referencing reporting published by The New York Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“That\u2019s not what the New York Times article said,” Becerra responded. “The New York Times said that individuals, the children and their sponsors, did not respond to calls. They didn\u2019t say we couldn\u2019t find kids.”<\/p>\n

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Ramos later said she was surprised by the tone of the interaction because it differed from her interviews with other gubernatorial candidates.<\/p>\n

“Honestly, I was caught off guard because it was so dramatically different from any of the other candidates that we had approached and sat down with,” Ramos said.<\/p>\n

“This was one of our final interviews,” Ramos said. “As you saw, we\u2019ve interviewed Sheriff Chad Bianco, Tom Steyer, and really, the only question I\u2019ve gotten from anyone consistently is, \u2018Is it Annie or Annie Rose?\u2019”<\/p>\n

Becerra campaign spokesman Jonathan Underland told Fox News Digital that “unlike some candidates in the race<\/a>, Becerra doesn\u2019t walk away when the questions get difficult.”<\/p>\n

“Over decades in public service, he\u2019s consistently shown up, answered tough questions and respected the role journalists play in holding public officials accountable,” Underland said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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