Dave Portnoy has had mostly nice things to say about former President Donald Trump. That doesn’t mean the Barstool founder is going to show blind fealty. If people know anything about Portnoy, it’s that he wouldn’t do that for anyone. Still, some of the former President’s biggest fans lashed out at Portnoy after photos of him having dinner with Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey showed up online.
Portnoy addressed the photo on the latest episode of The Dave Portnoy Show with Eddie & Co. He said the dinner was all about their mutual interest in cryptocurrency, which Portnoy says Jack Dorsey is a big believer in. He said Dorsey “is as bullish on Bitcoin as anybody I’ve ever heard.”
As for the response of Donald Trump supporters, Portnoy made it clear that their reactions did not matter to him. He wanted to have dinner with someone he respected and who is an advocate for cryptocurrency, which Portnoy is passionate about.
“People were big mad,” Portnoy said of Trump supporters. “They’re like ‘you’re a traitor,’ people are always so f***ing political, I always say I’m not political, but people refuse to believe it. But they’re mad, the Trump crowd, because he kicked Trump off Twitter.”
That is a reference to the former President being de-platformed by Twitter and other social media companies in the wake of the January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol.
Stoolies may also be surprised by Portnoy’s choice of dinner companions. It would have very little to do with Donald Trump though. Just five years ago, Portnoy stormed Twitter headquarters demanding a blue checkmark on his profile.
