Dave Portnoy speaks on whether Barstool Sports would fire employees for slandering Charlie Kirk

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First on Fox: Founder and owner of Barstool Sports Dave Portnoy Saying Barstool will determine whether they will fire an employee who ruined Charlie Kirk in the case of “the case”, but it does not rule out the possibility of being an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital.

Portnoy, once Talk about Charlie Kirk Assassinated on social media, speaking with Fox at the third annual Pizza Theatre event in New York City, clearly showing that barstool fired employees before the controversy.

“We do have some Bars in Philadelphia Whoever said I was going to say was insensitive comments, we fired them right away,” Portnoy told Fox. “People will express everything they want, and it’s a free country. ”

Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy said insensitive speech "Can make an impact" In social media posts around the country, mocking Charlie Kirk.

Dave Portnoy, founder of Barstool Sports, spoke with Fox News Digital about whether Barstool would fire employees for sensitive remarks surrounding Charlie Kirk’s assassination. (Photography by Erica Denhoff/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

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“These expressions may have an impact,” Portnoy added.

The bar founder quickly condemned last week’s assassination, Post to x “It doesn’t matter, it doesn’t matter what you think of Charlie or his politics. If you don’t think this is one of the darkest days in American history, then you’re part of the problem.”

Bar Stool Club Not the first company In order to fire employees from many people across the country, actions have been taken against employees who mocked Kirk’s assassination.

Attendees held candles during a vigil in Seattle, and American Turnover founder Charlie Kirk was shot dead while speaking at Utah Valley University last week. (David Ryder/Getty Images)

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this Carolina Panthers fired Posted on social media Rock, a communications worker, Charlie Rock, questioned on social media after questioning why people mourned the death of Charlie Kirk.

MSNBC fired a political analyst on the network, Matthew Dowdhe said: “The idea of hatred leads to hate words, which leads to hate actions,” Kirk “continuously pushes this kind of hate speech or hate speech targeting certain groups.”

Last Friday, Nasdaq fired an employee to post on social media to “comment tolerate or celebrate violence.”

People hold candles and singing during the John F. Kennedy Memorial Arts Center on Sunday, September 14, 2025 in Washington, DC, and at the John F. Kennedy Memorial Arts Center. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

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The federal government has also filed lawsuits against employees, demanding public comments surrounding Kirk’s assassination.

The Pentagon suspended Army Colonel Scott Stephens celebrated Kirk’s death after the Colonel published an insensitive post around Kirk, saying: “We can do what he likes best for Charlie – spreading hate, racism, homosexuality, homosexuality, misogyny and phobia on college campuses.”

DHS puts FEMA data analyst Gavin Sylvia on administrative leave after employee criticism President Donald Trump To order Kirk’s assassination on the half-mast, Kirk is called “real racist gay misogynistic” on social media.