Dave Portnoy accuses fired Barstool intern of | Sports News

Dave Portnoy, the proprietor of Barstool Sports, accused a former intern dismissed after feedback on Charlie Kirk of a “scumbag move” together with his handling of the state of affairs. 

Portnoy has expressed “no sympathy” for a former intern who was fired after sending condolences to the household of Charlie Kirk following his assassination final week in Utah.

Kirk, 31, a husband, father of two, brother, and son, was fatally shot within the neck final Wednesday at Utah Valley University during one of his widespread faculty campus tours, witnessed by a crowd of 3,000 people. Meanwhile, FBI director Kash Patel is beneath scrutiny for carrying a soccer tie to a Senate listening to.

Tyler James Robinson, a 22 yr previous native of Utah, is the person charged with Kirk’s assassination. He faces costs of aggravated homicide, felony discharge of a firearm inflicting severe bodily hurt, and obstruction of justice.

Tributes have been pouring in from all corners, together with the NFL, MLB, and a former Barstool intern who prolonged his condolences and prayers to Kirk’s household from a branded account – Barstool’s Texas Tech University web page.

The Barstool intern took to social media to allege that he was reprimanded and misplaced his job as a result of his feedback violated Barstool’s “no politics” coverage. He labeling Portnoy and Barstool as “hypocrites, “weak,” and “a fraud of a company that silences its own people.”

When questioned about the decision to dismiss the intern on X, Portnoy responded forcefully, accusing him of trying to “use this to construct his profession”.

“To be trustworthy I didn’t even comprehend it occurred until I noticed this child call me a fraud,” Portnoy said. “Maybe if he reached out to me first as an alternative of going wacko I coulda helped. So I’ve no sympathy for him. He’s making an attempt to make use of this to construct his profession. Scumbag transfer to be trustworthy.”

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Portnoy explained: “If you run a model account for any company you do not do personal stuff from the model. It’s day 1 stuff. We don’t desire 200 teenage interns giving their takes on the world. Every single account adopted the foundations. He was the one 1 that did not after which he additionally began preventing with people in feedback calling them a——.

“It had nothing to do with what he said and just how we run a massive intern program. To be honest I didn’t even know it happened till I saw this kid call me a fraud. Maybe if he reached out to me first instead of going wacko I coulda helped. So I have no sympathy for him. He’s trying to use this to build his career. Scumbag move to be honest.”

The one that questioned Portnoy responded: “Your company is so successful because you built your brand on being authentically, and unapologetically you. You didn’t care if it was controversial or offended anyone. You were honest.

“The intern calling you a fraud was his genuine emotions, and he is fired. But this little kiss ass over right here nonetheless works for you and actually needs you to note him. That’s the issue. I believe you must rent the child back, that is all. It would make you look a lot higher.”

Portnoy himself has weighed in on Kirk’s assassination attempt. He contends that President Donald Trump‘s divisive rhetoric contributed to the shooting incident involving Turning Point USA founder Kirk.

While appearing on Barstool Sports’ The Unnamed Show podcast, Portnoy stated: “When I say Trump has a big half in it, I do not essentially imply he is in charge for it, however he is so divisive… [even just] his face is divisive. People hate him a lot.”