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The Drudge Report made its name by making life hell for Democrats in the White House. But over the past several months, the website, named after its infamous and enigmatic founder MATT DRUDGE, has continued the surprising trend that emerged during the 2020 presidential campaign: Taking a relatively muted editorial stance on JOE BIDEN. Readers who visited Drudge on the morning of Dec. 10, found a patriotic graphic of Biden splashed against an American flag leading the site. Headlines on that day touted the “lowest jobless claims in 50 years,” “Biden delivering fastest recovery in history?” and quotes from CNBC...

And Mr. Drudge has done just that — “weaponized” his site. The reclusive blogger has targeted President Trump of late, posting many stories from liberal sites (which hitherto got little play on his site). No one knows why. But even Mr. Trump has weighed in on the change: “I gave up on Drudge (a really nice guy) long ago, as have many others. People are dropping off like flies!” the president tweeted in April. I know a thing or two about Mr. Drudge: I’ve known Matt (whom I call “Doc” because of his initials, MD) for more than 20 years...

It’s been a little over 200 days since Donald Trump was sworn in as president. The president has been under a constant media assault since he first stepped into the Oval Office. The media attacks have been constant, brutal and often fictitious. But it now looks like he has lost Matt Drudge. The Drudge Report headline on Saturday reads: “Make America Hate Again”. Obviously, Drudge is pushing responsibility for Saturday’s race riots and deadly assault on President Trump. It took six months for President Trump to lose his most influential supporter. This is a very sad development.

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Please plan on joining us all for the fourth Matt Drudge Bar & Grill, Sunday night, 7pm West Coast time, for food, fun, and non-stop entertainment as we comment LIVE during Matt's radio show. Throw your meat on the grill, grab something smooth, and settle around the FR virtual campfire in honor of National Hotdog Month.

  Drudge was on with Brian Lamb from 8AM to 9AM. West Coast Freepers might be able to catch a replay. I assumed a thread would have been started, but if it's there, I couldn't find it. To my ear, Drudge spent most of his time talking about the media oligopoly. He hinted that AT&T wants to get in on the action, and is shopping for a merger partner [Disney, Viacom, maybe even AOL-TW itself]. Drudge also seems to be a little wary of the FCC's Michael "$1,000,000,000,000" Powell. In answer to one caller, Drudge revealed his religious affiliation. As...

Drudge fans, new and old, it's the First all Drudge weekend on Free Republic. Be here for the fun, or... or don't. It's your choice. Here's Matt's dazzling schedule: Friday morning, 8am ET on C-Span: c-span: write in your question to MATT! Friday night, 7:30pm ET on CNN's Crossfire: crossfire Friday night, 9pm ET on Fox's Hannity and Colmesfox AND THEN, OF COURSE: SUNDAY NIGHT 7PM PACIFIC TO 10PM (IN LA) THE MATT DRUDGE RADIO SHOW!!! AND THIS WEEK, IN HONOR OF THE ALL DRUDGE WEEKEND, WE'LL HAVE "BROTHER MATT'S BAR & GRILL!" If you haven't participated before, please...