I'd divide that number by at least 10 since that is the minimum amount his website automatically refreshes itself the rare times I've went there to glance at his links. Must not be doing all that well if he has to resort to such tactics to bump up the number of alleged visits he claims.
Look Trump is far from perfect and certainly not above criticism, but when you've got almost 90% of the media trashing him on a continous basis along with Dem politicians and even many in his own party, I just think it bad form for Drudge to hop on that bandwagon. If Trump is unable to drum up the votes in Congress to pass his proposals what do people expect him to do? And on top of this he has the Dems attempting a soft coup via Muellers fishing expedition. I have my issues with Trump but I would question the motives of anyone who is ostensibly on the right to start attacking him at this particular point.
I agree with you that it is bad form...Believe me, I am not justifying Drudge’s actions. As I said, I actually sent him a comment about it...more than once. However,
1. I don’t think his reporting has changed due to the ban. As I said, his focus seems to have changed prior t the ban.
2. Regardless of his actual page views, I still Think Drudge is far from irrelevant.