Barstool Sports owner Dave Portnoy says the undemocratic nomination of Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic Party's 2024 presidential nominee ultimately led him to vote for Donald Trump. .
Portnoy said that if he were to break down most of his opinions, most of his opinions would likely be on the liberal side, but as Harris' position and inability to answer questions became clear, he decided to vote for Trump. said.
Portnoy admitted that he at one point considered voting for Harris because she is pro-abortion, but said he was “really mad” that Democrats would not hold a primary for the candidate. added.
The Barstool boss also spoke about her to former ESPN host Sage Steele. podcast He said he found it insulting that mainstream media tried to convince the public that President Joe Biden was not having a mental breakdown. Portnoy said her decision to vote for Trump was strengthened by Harris' insistence that she is involved in all of Biden's decisions and wants to “turn the page” on the new administration.
Despite being registered as an independent and primarily aligning with left-wing values, Portnoy discussed frequent criticism from the left. interview He did the same thing with President Trump in 2020.
“I have been a target of the left.”
“They hated me and they came after me. … Trump started doing interviews with all the media, and I'm like the first person to do that. did it when he was the sitting president,” Portnoy continued. “People were coming after me. … People assume you're a Nazi or something, so I was really skewered by that.”
“You hate me so much, I'm starting to hate you.”
The CEO said that before his interview with President Trump, his outlet Barstool Sports, which has sometimes been vilified as “sexist,” had “reinforced that trend.” ” he said.
Portnoy said he has endured constant attacks from liberal media outlets, leading him to “hate the left” as a natural reaction to the consistent negativity.
“You hate me so much that you're going to hate me,” the 47-year-old explained.
Portnoy's image with liberals only worsened when he began appearing on Fox News shows with personalities like Tucker Carlson. Portnoy claimed he was willing to appear on any show to promote his brand, but was given little opportunity to make his case by left-wing media.
He could recall appearing on at least one liberal show. It was on CNN with former anchor Chris Cuomo. Portnoy described the interview as “a little hostile.”
He said the left doesn't seem to want to engage in real conversations and, despite years of provable lies in the news media across the board, they still air their ideas without doing any research. I concluded that some people are prejudicial.
“They don't listen to anything you say. It's just appearances and then their minds are made up.”
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