Barstool Sports activities founder Dave Portnoy pushed again towards President Donald Trump’s try to deflect blame for a shrinking US economic system — telling the commander-in-chief in a social media put up, “Don’t p–s down my back and tell me it’s raining.”.
Portnoy reacted to Trump’s feedback on Wednesday following a Commerce Division report indicating that US gross home product contracted 0.3% within the first quarter of 2025 — the nation’s first financial shrinkage since 2022.
In response to the report, which got here simply as Trump marks 100 days into his second time period in workplace, the president took to Reality Social to assert that lingering results from Joe Biden’s administration had been responsible.
“This is Biden’s Stock Market, not Trump’s. I didn’t take over until January 20th,” Trump wrote on Wednesday.
“Tariffs will soon start kicking in, and companies are starting to move into the USA in record numbers… This has NOTHING TO DO WITH TARIFFS.”
However Portnoy, a Trump voter, was unconvinced.
Posting a screenshot of Trump’s message on X, he wrote, “What’s that old expression? Don’t piss down my back and tell me it’s raining? Well that applies here. The stock market is a direct reflection of Trump’s 1st 100 days in office. Doesn’t mean it won’t get better… but this is his market not Biden’s.”
Regardless of his previous help for Trump, Portnoy has grown more and more important in current weeks as his private investments have taken a significant hit attributable to unstable markets and the administration’s sweeping tariff coverage.
In early April, Portnoy revealed he was down practically $7 million, a determine he later revised to a staggering $20 million — roughly 20% of his internet price.
“I don’t even understand these tariffs,” he admitted throughout an April 7 episode of the “Barstool Rundown,” throughout which he blasted Trump {for golfing} in Florida whereas markets slid.
Nonetheless, the outspoken media determine’s frustration didn’t cease him from sharing a quick and pleasant trade with Trump at UFC 314 in Miami on April 12.
As Trump made his high-profile entrance into the Kaseya Middle alongside his grandchildren, he greeted a number of public figures, together with Portnoy.
The 2 shook palms and exchanged pleasantries. Portnoy later stated he praised Trump’s stance on water strain — a favourite speaking level for the president.
Trump’s name for endurance follows a string of sobering headlines marking his 100-day milestone.
A Wall Road Journal editorial famous that it was the worst efficiency for the Dow Jones and S&P 500 in a president’s first 100 days since Richard Nixon.
In the meantime, an ABC Information/Washington Put up/Ipsos ballot confirmed Trump’s approval score at simply 39%, with 72% of respondents believing his financial insurance policies are prone to set off a recession.
Notably, even 51% of Republicans surveyed expressed concern that Trump’s strategy may result in additional financial decline.
Public opinion was additionally starkly detrimental on tariffs, with 64% disapproving of his technique.
As markets stay unstable and the political temperature rises, Portnoy’s criticisms mirror a broader unease amongst conservative voters as soon as solidly in Trump’s camp.
The Put up has sought remark from the White Home.
