mistreated

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Porter has previously faced reports from Politico that she allegedly mistreated staff, after which she said she would "be more intentional in showing gratitude to my staff".

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

In an interview in 1980, Donald Trump called the entire hostage episode a horror and said it was ridiculous that the U.S. allowed its people to be mistreated for so long.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

"I always said that he never mistreated me," she said at the time.

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

Throughout, she’ll allude to stories of mistreated animals and the Griffith Park fire of 1933, heightening the sense that we are in the presence of unnatural occurrences.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026

She started interviewing black residents who had been mistreated on the city buses and writing down their stories.

From "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" by Phillip Hoose