Barstool Sports activities founder Dave Portnoy posted a six-minute rant on social media during which he blasted Vice President Kamala Harris as “the worst presidential candidate within the historical past of American politics.”
“I’m so sick of being gaslighted like she’s some nice candidate,” the multi-millionaire stated in a video on Sunday.
“Have a look at the world stage. Afghanistan was a catastrophe, the Center East is principally in flames, you bought Russia,” Portnoy stated. “Then on the homeland, inflation’s uncontrolled, folks burning American flags within the streets…regulation and order doesn’t even appear to matter anymore, you bought border, immigration.”
Portnoy – who has an estimated internet value round $150 million, in keeping with Movie star Web Price – constructed his wealth by promoting his media firm Barstool Sports activities for $551 million in 2023 and shopping for it again for simply $1 later that yr.
Barstool began as a Boston-based print publication and has since grown right into a social media empire.
“Each from time to time, I get so fed up with politics, I acquired to do a rant and simply let steam off. I strive to not, however I’ve hit the boiling level,” Portnoy stated in his video.
“It’s the gaslighting that the left is doing with Kamala Harris, making it sound like she’s some nice, groundbreaking candidate,” he stated. “She is the worst candidate to ever run for president ever.”
“El Presidente,” as Portnoy calls himself, was a “huge fan” of former Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley throughout her presidential run.
Since Haley dropped out of the race in March, he has issued his assist for former president Donald Trump. Although Portnoy ranted in opposition to Harris in his video, he prefaced that he doesn’t like celeb endorsements.
The enterprise mogul argued there are solely two sorts of voters within the 2024 presidential election: these which might be voting for Trump, and people who “hate” Trump and are voting in opposition to him.
Individuals who vote for Harris are “voting in opposition to him [Trump] since you hate his guts and also you’d vote for a potato or a head of lettuce or something,” Portnoy stated.
One in every of Portnoy’s greatest gripes with Harris is that she is campaigning as a candidate for change.
At a number of rallies, Harris has advised the crowds that “it’s time to show the web page.”
“That is the sitting vp of the US presently, saying she’s the candidate for change,” Portnoy stated.
He argued that Harris “has to” current herself as a candidate for change as a result of most individuals agree that the final 4 years underneath President Joe Biden had been a “catastrophe.”
Portnoy additionally slammed Harris’ latest media blitz, together with appearances on the “Name Her Daddy” podcast, “The Late Present With Stephen Colbert” and “The View.”
“She’s being requested probably the most easiest questions, softballs that she in all probability knew had been coming,” he stated.
For instance, he stated, Harris has been requested on a number of discuss reveals how her presidency will differ from Biden’s.
“She can’t reply it!” Portnoy exclaimed. “Kamala Harris can’t even reply the simplest questions of all time. She by no means offers a straight reply. She doesn’t appear to have the ability to put coherent ideas collectively.”