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Drudge Report, a Former Trump Ally, Looks to Biden
The New York Times via Yahoo! News ^ | November 11, 2020 | by Tiffany Hsu, The New York Times

Posted on 11/12/2020 4:39:38 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer

Matt Drudge started showing signs that he had soured on President Donald Trump months before the election. Since the vote, the fedora-topped media pioneer has seemed even more eager to distance himself and his site from the man in the White House.

“YOU’RE FIRED!” Drudge Report blared in a headline within minutes of CNN’s calling the election for Joe Biden on Saturday. For nearly 24 hours afterward, that headline remained at the top of the site. In addition, a screenshot of the Drudge Report main page, with the “YOU’RE FIRED!” headline, has been the only tweet on the @DRUDGE Twitter account since Saturday.

In his 25-year career, Drudge has proved himself an expert aggregator, a digital journalist who links to articles plucked from the web. And he has done it with style, packaging his links with tabloid-poetry headlines that make readers click.

After the “YOU’RE FIRED!” headline, Drudge Report turned this week to the coming transfer of power.

Drudge Report started distancing itself from the president last year, a development that was not lost on Trump, who said on Twitter in April, “I gave up on Drudge (a really nice guy) long ago, as have many others.” Conservative sites accused Drudge of being an agent of the left.

Now Drudge Report is filled with headlines that describe the outgoing president as “bitter” and “not a good loser.” Several links lead to articles debunking Trump’s baseless accusations of election fraud.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: anotherdrudgethread; drudge; election2020
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1 posted on 11/12/2020 4:39:38 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Who?


2 posted on 11/12/2020 4:40:26 AM PST by Drango (1776 = 2020)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Ally? When? BS


3 posted on 11/12/2020 4:45:19 AM PST by griswold3 (Democratic Socialism is Slavery by Mob Rule)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

What is a drudge report?


4 posted on 11/12/2020 4:45:27 AM PST by SmokingJoe
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

“ Drudge started showing signs that he had soured on President T....”

The times had somE good writers, they were always biased. I guess in their biased pieces like this one, back in the day, they excluded Important points as they do here, as in not stating when did Drudge ever like Trump?


5 posted on 11/12/2020 4:48:37 AM PST by stanne
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To: Drango

It won’t matter...Biden won’t be around long no matter who is PResident.


6 posted on 11/12/2020 4:50:10 AM PST by SueRae (An administration like no other.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

I thought he sold his site a few years ago and was no longer involved with it.


7 posted on 11/12/2020 4:56:17 AM PST by MNnice
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Back during the clintoon disaster, Drudge started publishing insider stuff when the lamestream media was still trying to keep the lid on it and protect ‘the bent one.’ Drudge himself was poor. He ain't poor no more. The rumor over a year ago was that he has sold the site and part of the buyout/payout agreement is that he keep quiet. I don't think he's been seen in public in a long time.

No matter what he does, I can never be totally mad at the guy. While on his site I clicked on a link for this place called, “Free Republic” and the rest as they say is history.

8 posted on 11/12/2020 4:57:21 AM PST by I cannot think of a name
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

I flipped the swiitch OFF on him couple yeARS AGO!
he hasn’t been missed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


9 posted on 11/12/2020 4:57:50 AM PST by bantam
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To: MNnice

Drudge is just another hysterical former conservative for pay fag like David Brock.


10 posted on 11/12/2020 4:58:13 AM PST by lodi90
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Matt Drudge is a faggot from faggotville who has had it out for Trump ever since Trump moved to restrict trannies (faggots) in the military.


11 posted on 11/12/2020 4:58:32 AM PST by KobraKai
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Drudge comes across to me like the eccentric faggot that ran Studio 54, Steve Rubell.


12 posted on 11/12/2020 5:01:16 AM PST by KobraKai
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Never trust anyone who uses their anus as a surrogate vagina


13 posted on 11/12/2020 5:08:42 AM PST by Archie Bunker on steroids (Its not who botes, its who counts the votes)
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To: KobraKai

Agree. Drudge turned on Trump when he had that public fight with another homo, Mattis, about trannies in the military.


14 posted on 11/12/2020 5:08:43 AM PST by lodi90
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

That turd has been out to lunch for a long time. This is being reported like it is something new.
It isn’t.


15 posted on 11/12/2020 5:09:52 AM PST by dforest (RATS are criminals and frauds. Hide anything that belongs to you. They will steal it.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

As usual the times is years too late and it is mostly wrong


16 posted on 11/12/2020 5:13:39 AM PST by Chickensoup (Voter ID for 2020!! Leftists totalitarian fascists appear to be planning to eradicate conservatives)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Bannon’s War Room Breaking News & Aggregation - https://BannonsWarRoom.com/
17 posted on 11/12/2020 5:16:24 AM PST by LeeClementineKenny (#StopTheSteal - STOP THE STEAL! - https://StopTheSteal.US)
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To: LeeClementineKenny

Thanks for the link.


18 posted on 11/12/2020 5:25:00 AM PST by WinMod70
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To: WinMod70

Ok Guys Matt Drudge sold his company and name to a Hedge fund in based in New York City 2 years ago..He sits in Florida sipping his drinks now...


19 posted on 11/12/2020 5:31:48 AM PST by dpetty121263
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To: SmokingJoe

The site that FREEPERS made Drudge rich.


20 posted on 11/12/2020 5:42:24 AM PST by napscoordinator (Trump/Hunter, jr for President/Vice President 2016)
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