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

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.

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.

Dave Portnoy founded Barstool Sports as a weekly print publication, distributed for free at transit stops in the Boston metropolitan area. Twenty-two y

Dave Portnoy, the controversial owner of Barstool Sports, said he was asked by the Trump administration to join the US Commerce Department.

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?”