How Matt Drudge turned on Trump

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: The Hill

10/18/24 2:51 PM ET


“American Psycho,” screamed the banner headline on the Drudge Report this week underneath a photo of former President Trump swaying back and forth listening to music at a town hall in Pennsylvania, an episode that was widely panned by his critics. Such mockery of the former president on the buzzy, conservative Drudge page would have been unthinkable in previous election cycles.

But blistering attacks on Trump and other MAGA stars has today become regular practice for Matt Drudge, known widely for his sensational headlines, oddball stories and attacks that have historically leaned against Democrats and liberals. Media and political observers say Drudge’s sharp anti-Trump turn is a symptom of how much the digital right-wing ecosystem has changed with the former president as its main character and the extent to which Trump’s rhetoric has turned some of his formerly biggest boosters off.

“Matt Drudge and Donald Trump had a major falling out prior to the 2020 election,” one former conservative media executive familiar with the bad blood between the two told The Hill this week. “The Drudge grudge is not political, it is personal.” Founded in the 1990s, the Drudge Report exploded in popularity with the breaking of the Monica Lewinsky scandal during former President Clinton’s time in office, and at its peak was visited by tens of millions of media gossip and political news obsessed visitors per day.

Over the past two decades, its ability to send thousands of readers to websites with its links has made Drudge a media powerhouse. This has changed in recent years, and Comscore data shows a downturn in the site’s viewership, as has been the case with many right-leaning websites.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/media/4941585-drudge-report-turns-anti-trump/

[Indykatie]

1. Matt Drudge Hasn't Been Associated with the Drudge Report For Years

I would expect The Hill to Know that.

[TwilightZone]

2. I don't think that was ever confirmed.

The initial claim that he sold it was made by Rasmussen Reports, but I don't recall it ever being independently confirmed.

If RR is the only source, I wouldn't put any faith in it. I don't think Drudge has ever confirmed or denied it. He's rather famously reclusive.

[mdbl]

3. Just went to the site which seems broken

no images would display. That will be my only attempt LOL

[BumRushDaShow]

4. I was able to get it to load

It literally is a "'90s style" website (still)! He has some of the anti-45 story links in red too!

[BadGimp]

5. I confess to being rather curious as to the WHY issue re the DRUDGE and Trump bromance breakup.

But after thinking about needing to read a news or opinion piece about Matt Drudge AND Shuffles The Clown, I thought better about it and the value of my time.


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[kimbutgar]

6. I look at drudge occasionally and it's obvious he dislikes the orange menace.