A college student who directed antisemitic slurs at Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy has managed to secure significant financial backing for his legal expenses.
Patrick McClintock, a 20-year-old student from Mississippi, has raised an impressive $37,000 following his arrest on Monday for charges related to disturbing the peace.
McClintock is accused of appearing in a video where he allegedly hurled antisemitic remarks at Portnoy, who is of Jewish heritage, and tossed coins in his direction.
The incident unfolded while Portnoy was in town for a Mississippi State football game, filming a pizza review outside Boardtown Pizza & Pints.
A campaign on the crowdfunding platform GiveSendGo suggests that McClintock is being unfairly treated, claiming he is a victim of a “double standard” regarding First Amendment rights.
The fundraiser describes McClintock as an “American patriot,” stating that he was arrested in Mississippi on November 10, 2025, for what it calls the “crime” of using harsh language.
‘No fists. No weapons. Just hurty words that triggered Dave Portnoy into dialing 911 and slapping the kid with a “disturbing the peace” charge.
Over $30,000 has been raised for the legal defense of 20-year-old Mississippi student Patrick McClintock, who was arrested on Monday for disturbing the peace
Barstool founder Dave Portnoy had been in town for a Mississippi State football game and was filming a pizza review outside of Boardtown Pizza & Pints at the time of the incident
McClintock was allegedly seen in a video hurling antisemitic abuse toward Portnoy, who is Jewish, as well as tossing coins at him
‘This is peak smallhat fragility – turn any insult into “hate speech,” cry victim, and watch the goyim get locked up.’
‘The First Amendment doesn’t have a “but Jews” clause.’
As of Thursday evening, the fundraiser had garnered just over $37,000, with many supporters sharing disturbing rhetoric.
Mississippi State spokesperson Sid Salter told NBC News that ‘What happened on video didn’t reflect the culture and values of [Mississippi State] university.’
On Instagram, Portnoy blamed the rise in antisemitism on online rhetoric.
‘Imagine hating somebody just because of their religion in this f**king country,’ Portnoy said.
Police said in a statement: ‘Every person has the right to feel safe and respected in our community. Offensive speech may be protected, but actions that risk harm are not.
‘When actions cross the line from expression to disruption or threaten peace and safety, we will respond to safeguard those who live, work, and visit our community.’
The fundraiser on GiveSendGo claimed that McClintock was a victim of a ‘double standard’ within the First Amendment
The nonprofit organization Endjewhatred wrote on Facebook: ‘The same level of hatred seen against any other minority community would result in an immediate hate crime charge, but instead Patrick was charged with “disturbing the peace.”
‘Equal consequences must be brought against all bigots and Jew-haters (just as they would in the case of all other forms of hatred) perpetrating similar hate crimes at other universities.’
Portnoy has also been critical of campus protests against Israel and its actions in Gaza after the October 7 Hamas attack.
It is not the first time Portnoy has been targeted with antisemetic attacks.
When the 48-year-old was filming a pizza review outside of Terrazza in Toronto in June, a passer-by yelled out ‘f*** the Jews’ from a car.
‘There we go,’ Portnoy said at the time, noting he was furious that members of the crowd that had gathered around him on that day laughed at the incident.
‘What are you guys f***ing laughing about?’ Portnoy shouted. They quickly fell silent, with Portnoy adding: ‘Exactly.’
A month before the Canada incident, a bottle service worker was filmed holding a sign that read ‘F*** the Jews’ at the Barstool Sports bar in Philadelphia.
Portnoy immediately fired two waitresses and identified the people allegedly responsible for ordering the sign – one being Temple University student Mo Khan.
