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Matt Drudge, an influential figure in conservative media, sours on Trump as he faces impeachment
CNN ^ | Updated 8:27 PM ET, Wed October 9, 2019 | Oliver Darcy, CNN Business

Posted on 10/09/2019 7:01:39 PM PDT by conservative98

New York (CNN Business)President Donald Trump, facing an ever-deepening scandal that threatens to swallow his presidency, appears to have lost a key ally in conservative media: The Drudge Report.

The narrative-setting news aggregation website, founded in 1995 by Matt Drudge, has spotlighted an overwhelming amount of negative news for the Trump White House in the last several weeks. It's marked a major shift from how the outlet had previously covered the President.

"He's reacting to changing circumstances," a person close to the media mogul, who said Drudge had grown exasperated with Trump, told CNN Business.

(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: anotherdrudgethread; drudge; drudge4warren; fakenews; mattdrudge; trump
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To: conservative98

“an ever-deepening scandal”

LMAO


41 posted on 10/09/2019 7:30:32 PM PDT by Conserv ( b)
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To: JonPreston

“Drudge’s departure from our side is what “getting out of Dodge” looks like. He has sold the farm and he’s in the wind, ahead of the pending s_storm.”

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Not sure what you mean. S_storm for who?


42 posted on 10/09/2019 7:30:34 PM PDT by Ken H (2019 => The House of Representin')
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To: Calif Conservative

I don’t see a source that supports the claim Drudge sold his site to Google


There isn’t any.


43 posted on 10/09/2019 7:31:27 PM PDT by conservative98
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To: conservative98

Drudge has ‘his’.
He took advantage of an under served market(conservative media) and made his $$$$.
Now he can join the ‘tribe’ as one of the anointed.
Doubt he even ‘calls it in’ any more.


44 posted on 10/09/2019 7:32:22 PM PDT by glasseye ("24 hours in a day, 24 beers in a case. Coincidence? I think not." ~ H. L. Mencken)
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To: FlipWilson

Why does Rush keep referencing the asshat Drudge site. He did so again on his show today.


45 posted on 10/09/2019 7:32:43 PM PDT by inchworm
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To: Pollard

Ah, the more mentally ill homos


46 posted on 10/09/2019 7:33:03 PM PDT by Phil DiBasquette
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To: conservative98

Why read Drudge?

What difference in the world does he make?


47 posted on 10/09/2019 7:34:03 PM PDT by Meatspace
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To: conservative98

CNN called drudge a scandal site until it became a respected “news aggregator”.

What a difference a change of agenda makes.


48 posted on 10/09/2019 7:34:11 PM PDT by JohnBrowdie
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To: inchworm

He’s a dope too


49 posted on 10/09/2019 7:35:31 PM PDT by Phil DiBasquette
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To: teletech

Free Republic has its share of trolls.


50 posted on 10/09/2019 7:36:42 PM PDT by Conserv ( b)
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To: Meatspace

Honestly he makes more difference than most news sites. He is like in the top 6 of all media sites online.


51 posted on 10/09/2019 7:37:12 PM PDT by conservative98
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To: conservative98

Drudge didn’t sour on Trump.

He quietly cashed out to Google.


52 posted on 10/09/2019 7:38:50 PM PDT by Eddie01
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To: madison10

CNN...Lurking in FR.


53 posted on 10/09/2019 7:38:54 PM PDT by Deaf Smith (When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's fore sure)
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To: conservative98

“He is like in the top 6 of all media sites online.”

Not if you don’t go to his site.

Just don’t click on Drudge and he will no longer be in the top six of news sites.


54 posted on 10/09/2019 7:39:31 PM PDT by Meatspace
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To: conservative98

Drudge turned left years ago and Trump just made it easy to hide behind never Trump. CNN is just pretending that Drudge was still a voice of conservatism and that, even “he” was souring on Trump. More choreographed “fake news” to coincide with deep state Ukraine hit job now being used as the vehicle to impeach. Combine this with the Rino voices and fake polls and the coup will be implemented. They know Trump will win a second term so they feel there is nothing to lose with the impeachment ploy. They are leftist revolutionaries anyway, win or lose it just gets them closer to chaos and eventual totalitarian government run by global elites.

These people never go on defense they always move foward ruthlessly with any means that will achieve their ends. They are playing with fire here but don’t seem to care. If Trump doesn’t go on offense and indict the Obama coup team it will all come down to the Senate Trial and the American people’s outrage


55 posted on 10/09/2019 7:42:17 PM PDT by photodawg
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To: conservative98

gay boy drudge turned on TRUMP long ago...the pics they have on drudge got to him and the site is trading on his former support and name - he doesn’t even own it now!

drudge go f yourself...although i am sure you haven’t needed me to tell you that as i am sure you are way past by now!


56 posted on 10/09/2019 7:42:33 PM PDT by ldish (Have had enough...you??????)
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To: Meatspace

Won’t make a difference if I go there or not.

People say they aren’t interested in Drudge but we all already on page 2.

I post the Giuliani interview, and it gets 1 comment.


57 posted on 10/09/2019 7:45:28 PM PDT by conservative98
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To: conservative98

Nah. Drudge is just a sell-out. Nothing more. He did something good for a while but then turned into a commie/progressive. Worthless trash (morally). Probably quite rich now though.


58 posted on 10/09/2019 7:48:22 PM PDT by Boomer (Our melting pot has turned into a pressure cooker)
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To: conservative98

Most everyone has a price and can be bought. What would you not to for $2,000,000?


59 posted on 10/09/2019 7:49:02 PM PDT by DOC44
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To: conservative98
He's reacting to changing circumstances...

PLEASE! The "changing circumstances" is that he's bowing to his new masters!

Drudge This Summer, He Upended Its Advertising Business
He’s ditched his longtime advertising partner for a new representative...

He no longer is his own master.

60 posted on 10/09/2019 7:49:25 PM PDT by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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