Rumor I heard was he sold out with a non-disclosure agreement in effect until after the election.
Drudge hasn't been run by Drudge in a looooooooong time.
He had two talents. Identifying stories that would go viral, and writing catchy headlines that would create clicks. Several years ago, the headlines started getting lame, and the stories started becoming what the mainstream press wanted to push. I thought he'd just gotten bored, but apparently the people running the site now are mainstream media shills that have no talent.
I quit going to Drudge well over a year ago, not because of anti-Trump bias, and nothing made me angry, it was just boring.
Drudge didnt sell. Deep state blackmail about his sordid past as well as selling links to MSM.