Donald Trump loves going to public sporting events. He has made that clear ever since he re-took office on January 20th, 2025. He has now attended at least three highly publicized live sporting events in his short tenure as President.
However, his most recent one had fans questioning why a democrat was so excited to meet the 47th President.
Donald Trump Sees Notable Democrat Act Like A “Fan Boy” At Sporting Event
A long rant about the tariff war these past few weeks actually ended with Dave Portnoy hugging Donald Trump:
Despite clearly showing no love lost between the two, Portnoy took a u-turn and went on to embrace the U.S. President at UFC 314.
Portnoy, the founder of Barstool Sports, revealed that he had incurred nearly $20 million in losses due to the market’s downturn linked to these tariffs. His critique included a specific mention of Trump’s decision to go golfing in Florida while the economy was struggling.
Despite their cordial interaction, Portnoy had recently expressed concerns over Trump’s trade and tariff policies, which he believes have significantly affected the stock market negatively.
Here is a video of the interaction:
Dave Portnoy cried all week about Trump’s tariffs, even going as far as to say he would vote Democrat next election.
Tonight, he’s fanboying over Trump. Lmao. pic.twitter.com/wENTCrtJUR
— johnny maga (@_johnnymaga) April 13, 2025
While Portnoy has generally supported Trump , he quickly switched his political alignment if the economic situation doesn’t improve.
He mentioned that he had never been an extreme supporter of Trump and pointed out the discomfort he felt when facing significant investment losses.
Aside from the political and economic discussion, Portnoy engaged with other personalities at the event. He also greeted Shaquille O’Neal and expressed his excitement for British fighter Paddy Pimblett.
Fans were quick to react to this interaction:
Portnoy is Pathetic! We can criticize Trump but he went too far, he’s a lil cry baby!
— Marly ♡ (@Marly_USA) April 13, 2025
What a clown
— Brittany Rae (@legitbrittFLA) April 13, 2025
He said he made 8 million on Wednesday – It would be hard to imagine him not being a fan now.
— Austin Ralstin (@austin_ralstin) April 13, 2025
Cause he got all his money back the next day
— AKExplorer 🇺🇸🌱🔫🏁🐊🏈 ☘️🏀 (@pdh2ak) April 13, 2025
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