Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.) on Wednesday blasted Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson Benjamin (Ben) Solomon CarsonState AGs condemn HUD rule allowing shelters to serve people on basis of biological sex Biden cannot keep letting Trump set the agenda The Hill's 12:30 Report: Trump heads to New Hampshire after renomination speech MORE's reaction to her line of questioning during a hearing in which Carson appeared to confuse a real estate term with Oreo cookies.

Porter told MSNBC's "Morning Joe" that her questions at the House Financial Services Committee hearing about real estate owned (REO) properties were "serious."

“My questions were serious ones,” Porter said. “They weren’t designed to be funny.”

"Mr. Carson not only didn't know anything about this. But he actually told me it was my job to explain to him and to come to HUD and teach his staff, and to me that shows a real disrespect for the importance of his job to the American people." --@RepKatiePorter pic.twitter.com/r59cbd08R8 — Morning Joe (@Morning_Joe) May 22, 2019

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And when asked by MSNBC’s Willie Geist if Carson should be in his position, Porter responded, “No, I do not.”

“We’re all losing by not having competent, strong, effective, intelligent leadership at HUD," she said.

"No, I do not." -- @RepKatiePorter when asked by @WillieGeist if she believes Secretary Carson should be in his position. pic.twitter.com/MStjezH18F — Morning Joe (@Morning_Joe) May 22, 2019

Porter's comments come after the Oreo debacle and other exchanges between Carson and lawmakers during the hearing — he also avoided answering questions from Rep. Ayanna Pressley Ayanna PressleyFauci, Black Lives Matter founders included on Time's 100 Most Influential People list Trump attacks Omar for criticizing US: 'How did you do where you came from?' Pressley applauded on House floor after moving speech on living with alopecia MORE (D-Mass.) and tried to reclaim time during her questioning, even though rules don’t enable him to do so.

“He literally gave zero competent answers,” Porter said of Carson on MSNBC's "Last Word" Tuesday night.

During the hearing, Carson told Porter that he’d be “extremely happy” if she’d work with people who deal with foreclosed properties at HUD.

"Respectfully, that was my day job before I came to Congress,” Porter told him on Tuesday. “I spent a decade working with the people at HUD on this problem.”

On Wednesday morning, Porter added, “Mr. Carson not only didn’t know anything about this, but he actually told me it was my job to explain to him and to come to HUD and teach his staff, and to me, that just shows a real disrespect for the importance of his job to the American people."