{"id":2409017,"date":"2025-03-03T13:10:01","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T18:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dave-portnoy-says-he-rejected-invite-from-newsoms-podcast\/"},"modified":"2025-03-03T13:11:12","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T18:11:12","slug":"dave-portnoy-says-he-rejected-invite-from-newsoms-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dave-portnoy-says-he-rejected-invite-from-newsoms-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"Dave Portnoy says he rejected invite from Newsom&#8217;s podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdave-portnoy-says-he-rejected-invite-from-newsoms-podcast%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2409017&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Dave Portnoy, the founder \u2064of Barstool Sports, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">publicly rejected<\/a> an invitation\u2062 to appear on Governor Gavin Newsom&#8217;s\u200b new\u200b podcast, expressing\u200d his strong dislike for the governor.In\u2062 an interview with Fox Digital, Portnoy described Newsom as \u200da &#8220;slick politician&#8221; and criticized his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, referencing \u200can infamous party Newsom threw at the French\u200d Laundry during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-usps-running-covert-operation-monitoring-americans-social-media-for-inflammatory-posts\/\" title=\"Report: USPS Running \u2018Covert\u2019 Operation Monitoring Americans\u2019 Social Media For \u2018Inflammatory\u2019 Posts\">strict lockdown measures<\/a> in \u200dCalifornia. Portnoy&#8217;s comments are\u200d part \u2064of a broader disdain for Newsom, which also includes\u2062 a previous incident where he mocked the\u200b governor&#8217;s performance in a pickup basketball game in \u2064China. Newsom&#8217;s podcast is set to feature various significant figures from the MAGA movement, though the specific guests have not\u2062 yet been announced. Portnoy affirmed his \u2063decision to avoid participating in Newsom&#8217;s podcast due to his \u200bnegative views on the governor.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Dave Portnoy says he rejected invite for &lsquo;trash&rsquo; Gavin Newsom podcast<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2021622\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Following Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3330726\/gavin-newsom-launches-podcast-featuring-architects-maga-movement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Gavin Newsom<\/a>&lsquo;s (D-CA) announcement that he is<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3330726\/gavin-newsom-launches-podcast-featuring-architects-maga-movement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> launching a new podcast<\/a> that will feature discussions with conservatives, one popular voice was quick to say he wouldn&rsquo;t be a guest.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>He&rsquo;s trash like I hate him,&rdquo; Barstool Sports founder <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dave-portnoy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Dave Portnoy<\/a> said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I just think he&rsquo;s everything that you think of when you think of, like, a slick politician. That you take a cold shower after you talk with them,&rdquo; Portnoy added in an interview with Fox Digital.<\/p>\n<p>Portnoy is the mastermind behind popular podcasts, including <em>Call Her Daddy<\/em>, which got its start on Barstool Sports. However, he said when it came to Newsom&rsquo;s other podcast, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3069372\/newsom-nfl-star-marshawn-lynch-launch-politickin-podcast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Politickin&rsquo;<\/em>,&nbsp;which features former NFL player Marshawn Lynch<\/a>, he stayed away because of his opinions of the governor.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They asked me to go on. I said, &lsquo;No,&rsquo; because I just don&rsquo;t like the guy so much,&rdquo; Portnoy said.<\/p>\n<p>Portnoy has a litany of complaints about Newsom, namely the governor&rsquo;s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. When Newsom announced his latest show, <em>This is Gavin Newsom<\/em>, Portnoy brought up his gripes again.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Let&rsquo;s start with why did you throw a party for yourself at the French Laundry with no masks on in the middle of Covid when California had just about the strictest COVID regs in the country and thousands of small businesses were going outta business because of said policies?&rdquo; Portnoy commented on Newsom&rsquo;s post about the podcast. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Let&rsquo;s start with why did you throw a party for yourself at the French Laundry with no masks on in the middle of Covid when California had just about the strictest COVID regs in the country and thousands of small businesses were going outta business because of said policies? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/q6sWUY2ItJ\">https:\/\/t.co\/q6sWUY2ItJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stoolpresidente\/status\/1894776592083366229?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 26, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Portnoy was also largely behind the online circulation of Newsom&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2441952\/gavin-newsom-criticized-online-after-basketball-foul-in-chinese-schoolyard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"pickup game\">pickup basketball game<\/a> in&nbsp;China, which the governor took flak for over his performance. Newsom was seen in a video playing with elementary-aged children. As he took the ball in his left hand at the top of the key, a boy stepped closer to block Newsom, but the governor continued his drive and hit the boy, knocking both of them off their feet.<\/p>\n<p>Days before the November election, Portnoy announced he would be voting for President Donald Trump. Portnoy called former Vice President Kamala Harris &ldquo;the worst presidential candidate in the history of American politics honestly.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3332213\/gavin-newsom-determination-clemency-menendez-brothers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"GAVIN NEWSOM BEGINS &lsquo;DETERMINATION OF CLEMENCY&rsquo; FOR MENENDEZ BROTHERS\">GAVIN NEWSOM BEGINS &lsquo;DETERMINATION OF CLEMENCY&rsquo; FOR MENENDEZ BROTHERS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Other podcast guests on <em>This is Gavin Newsom<\/em> have yet to be announced. Newsom said the episodes in the coming weeks will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-nyt-fact-checks-on-trumps-claims-about-migrants-and-afghanistan-withdrawal-are-misleading\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: NYT Fact Checks On Trump\u2019s Claims About Migrants And Afghanistan Withdrawal Are Misleading\">include &#038;ldquo<\/a>;some of the biggest leaders and architects of the MAGA movement.&rdquo; Since then, he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/02\/26\/gavin-newsom-podcast-maga-00206153\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"confirmed\">confirmed<\/a> there are about six guests. While he hasn&rsquo;t revealed their identities yet, he said, &ldquo;Look at the lineup at CPAC.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>This announcement of the new podcast came as Newsom&nbsp;is a year away from reaching his two-term limit after he survived a recall election in 2021. Following the fires in Southern California,&nbsp;Newsom&nbsp;was again served&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3306765\/newsom-served-recall-papers-outrage-la-fires\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">recall papers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2021622\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2021622\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dave Portnoy declined an invite to Gavin Newsom&#8217;s podcast, calling him &#8220;trash.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2409018,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Dave-Portnoy-July-2024.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[34606,32742,11319],"class_list":["post-2409017","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-dave-portnoy","tag-gavin-newsom","tag-podcast"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Dave-Portnoy-July-2024.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2409017","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2409017"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2409017\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2409021,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2409017\/revisions\/2409021"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2409018"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2409017"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2409017"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2409017"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}