Dave Portnoy reveals 'weird' government call offering job; says he would've had to stop running Barstool

Barstool Sports laminitis Dave Portnoy revealed the United States authorities reached retired to him astir a presumption wrong its ranks. 

Portnoy described the telephone helium got from idiosyncratic wrong the authorities arsenic "weird" successful a video posted to his X account. 

He said helium mentioned the telephone helium got during an quality with Fox News’ and Fox Business’ Stuart Varney but "nobody paid attention."

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Barstool Sports laminitis Dave Portnoy believes helium has built up capable spot with his assemblage that helium could physique a quality outlet that covers the White House. (Getty)

But portion helium didn’t person involvement successful the job, helium did find 1 large request to beryllium rather odd. 

"I got a call, I don’t know, a mates months ago? I don’t cognize erstwhile I got the call," Portnoy explained. "It was like, ‘Hey, would you person immoderate interest, Dave, successful joining the Department of Commerce – commerce caput nether [Howard] Lutnick, oregon the feline moving nether him.’ 

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"But a caveat of joining the authorities is idiosyncratic would person to tally Barstool. You can’t tally Barstool and enactment for the government. I conjecture Elon [Musk] doesn’t person a circumstantial title, but you kinda privation your CEO with the oculus connected the ball, right?"

Before explaining the call, Portnoy raised a question astir Musk’s enactment arsenic CEO of Tesla portion besides carrying retired his duties with DOGE, Department of Government Efficiency, during the Trump administration. 

Dave Portnoy believes "credibility with the audience" is simply a cardinal to success. (Stacy Revere/Getty Images)

"The 1 happening I bash wonderment with Elon, he’s the CEO of Tesla, obviously, and he’s doing each this DOGE stuff, which I deliberation is good," Portnoy said. "Get escaped of authorities waste, I’m for that. But however bash you tally Tesla erstwhile you’re moving connected DOGE 24/7?"

Going backmost to the telephone helium received, Portnoy said it was thing much than that.

"By the way, adjacent if I wanted to bash that, they ne'er followed up," helium said. "They were like, ‘Let america cognize if you could find idiosyncratic to tally Barstool and you’re funny successful it. If you are interested, we’ll docket a telephone successful a week for the adjacent steps.’ That ne'er happened, truthful it was weird."

Barstool laminitis and CEO Dave Portnoy is seen earlier the Florida Atlantic Owls and Loyola (Il) Ramblers crippled successful the Barstool Invitational astatine Wintrust Arena connected November 8, 2023, successful Chicago. (Michael Hickey/Getty Images)

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Portnoy appears to person nary involvement not being capable to tally Barstool Sports, which helium founded successful 2003 and built into a highly palmy media brand.  

Meanwhile, arsenic of March 3, DOGE has claimed to prevention $105 cardinal since Musk & Co. explored lease terminations, declaration cancellations and more. 

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