Barstool Sports founder and owner Dave Portnoy claimed the Trump administration offered him a job to work at the Department of Commerce. The businessman and social media personality said he received the job offer through a phone call that he described as “weird.

Barstool Sports owner Dave Portnoy said he was offered a job in the Trump administration but that he didn't want to step away from his media company.

The founder and social media personality expressed that he was offered a job with the current administration but, in the end, couldn't take the job.

The Barstool Sports founder said he turned down a job offer in Trump's administration because of a major stipulation.

While questioning how Elon Musk is able to continue as CEO of Tesla while performing his duties with the Department of Government Efficiency under President Donald Trump, Portnoy — the founder and owner of Barstool Sports — revealed that the administration wanted him to work in the Department of Commerce under Secretary Howard Lutnick.

Dave Portnoy believes he has enough trust with his fanbase to build a successful news outlet because so many Americans simply don’t have faith in mainstream news organizations.

Dave Portnoy claims he was offered a government job under President Trump. The Barstool Sports founder, 47, alleged on his “Davey Day Trader” podcast Tuesday that he got a call about “a couple of months ago” from someone in the administration who asked, “Hey, would you have any interest, Dave, in joining the Department of Commerce?”