Barstool founder Dave Portnoy had robust phrases for Democrat Gen Z voters who’re embracing socialist candidates like radical NYC Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani.
Portnoy joined Fox Enterprise on Monday, the place host Stuart Varney famous, “Younger progressives like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Zohran Mamdani are the way forward for the Democratic Occasion.”
Varney then performed a clip of some Gen Z voters extolling the “virtues” of socialism with one saying, “I believe extra politicians needs to be adopting socialism.”
Varney requested Portnoy for his ideas.
“Blahhhh..makes me wish to puke, Stuart. That’s how I really feel about that,” Portnoy replied.
“Hear, these are school children. They’ve in all probability by no means had a job of their lives. They’ve grown up, in all probability coddled, studying books about how the world is. However they’ve by no means been in the true world.”
“I don’t like every authorities that disincentivizes initiative, working exhausting…and that’s what socialism does.”
“I’m all for caring for folks and making an attempt to offer again, however what entrepreneurs do is that they create jobs. They create livings. They create wages.”
“I simply basically have a look at the world…socialism doesn’t work. There are many examples of it.”
“And I simply basically have a tough time with a 19 or 20-year-old who’s by no means had a day….and I do know you’ll be able to resonate with this…you’ve obtained a variety of mileage on these tires, Stuart….I simply can’t have anyone who’s been alive for 5 seconds lecturing me on the methods of the world.”
“I can’t do it.”
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