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Dave Portnoy Trashes Politico Over Report On Barstool’s Popularity With GOP

Tim Pearce
Dave Portnoy Trashes Politico Over Report On Barstool’s Popularity With GOP
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Dave Portnoy, the founder of Barstool Sports, slammed Politico and contributing editor Derek Robertson over his report on the “Barstool-ification of the GOP.”

Portnoy accused Robertson of spreading “lazy” criticisms of Portnoy’s sports and pop culture site while omitting its successful pandemic charity work with the Barstool Fund, which raised money for struggling small businesses at risk of permanent closure during the pandemic.

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