I’ve been saying the same thing. Either he’s being blackmailed (possibly pics of illicit acts that could have criminal implications), or some pay-for-play shenanigans are going on under the table. Drudge has really drifted into tabloid ‘UFO’s-ate-my-homework’ territory. Maybe his bromance with Trump hit a rough patch when he got jilted for Alex Jones, I don’t know.
Used to like his UFO links but now the links are all behind a paywall or filled with enough clickbait to make Gateway Pundit look like Free Republic’s clean pages.