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Trump Threatens Bass Pro CEO as Fisheries Limits Reversed

By Drooid · Sep 20, 2026, 12:11 PM UTC · How we work

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U.S. President Donald Trump threatened Bass Pro Shops CEO Johnny Morris at a Rose Garden dinner.
Trump said he could ban fishing and ruin Morris’s business, then laughed.
He announced an executive order to reverse Biden-era limits, modernize federal fisheries, and expand hunting seasons and quotas.
Morris, worth over $8 billion, contributed $200,000 to Trump’s 2020 campaign and $200,000 to the 2024 Turnout for America PAC.

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U.S. President Donald Trump threatened Bass Pro Shops CEO Johnny Morris at a Rose Garden dinner.
Trump said he could ban fishing and ruin Morris’s business, then laughed.
He announced an executive order to reverse Biden-era limits, modernize federal fisheries, and expand hunting seasons and quotas.
Morris, worth over $8 billion, contributed $200,000 to Trump’s 2020 campaign and $200,000 to the 2024 Turnout for America PAC.