Could Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy have been part of President Trump’s second administration? The outspoken media mogul revealed he received an offer to join the Department of Commerce but declined to keep his focus on his growing media empire.
At a glance:
• Portnoy was offered a position in the Department of Commerce under Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick
• The offer required Portnoy to step away from running Barstool Sports
• Portnoy claimed the administration never followed up after initial discussions
• The media entrepreneur questioned how Elon Musk manages multiple companies while working on government efficiency
• Portnoy has been a vocal Trump supporter and critic of Democrats during the 2024 election
Trump Administration’s Offer to Barstool Founder
Dave Portnoy, the controversial founder of Barstool Sports, recently revealed he turned down an opportunity to join President Trump’s second administration. The media mogul shared details about the offer during an episode of his “Davey Day Trader Global” show.
Imagine what that would have been like!
Portnoy said he received a call from someone in the administration asking if he would be interested in working at the Department of Commerce under Secretary Howard Lutnick. The position came with a significant condition, however, that would have required major changes to his current business operations.
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“And they’re like ‘but a caveat of joining the government is somebody would have to run Barstool. You can’t run Barstool and work for the government’,” Portnoy explained. The requirement to step away from his media company was apparently a dealbreaker for the entrepreneur.
Portnoy bought back Barstool Sports for just $1 in 2023 after Penn National sold the company back to him. The media personality has previously stated he doesn’t intend to sell the company again, showing his commitment to maintaining control of the brand he built from scratch in 2003.
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Portnoy’s Political Stance and Questions About Follow-Through
During his explanation of the offer, Portnoy expressed confusion about the administration’s follow-through.
“By the way, even if I wanted to do that, they never, like, followed up,” he said, noting that promised next steps never materialized after the initial conversation.
The Trump administration apparently doesn’t ask twice…
Portnoy has been an outspoken supporter of President Trump, even interviewing him at the White House in 2020. The media personality was critical of Democrats during the 2024 election cycle, stating, “People like myself, independents or moderates, the Democrats gave us no choice… That was the worst campaign and their pure arrogance and their moral superiority have driven people away.”
Imagine how wild it would have been to have Portnoy in the Trump admin. And it’s already a pretty wild administration!
