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hlthe2b

(102,218 posts)
Mon Sep 28, 2020, 08:58 AM Sep 2020

Drudge Report Headlines (curiosity got me, I admit)




THE FAKE BILLIONAIRE?
NYT: LONG-CONCEALED RECORDS SHOW TRUMP'S CHRONIC LOSSES AND YEARS OF TAX AVOIDANCE
PAID NO INCOME TAXES FOR 11 YEARS!
PAID ONLY $750 IN 2016, 2017

Maybe worth taking a peak--for the headlines alone. Drudge is no longer 100% sycophant, it seems....

http://drudgereport.com/
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calguy

(5,305 posts)
10. I think Drudge sold his website some time ago
Mon Sep 28, 2020, 09:29 AM
Sep 2020

The new owner is not a right winger like Drudge was. I don't visit the site at all. This is what the cons have been saying at one one the nut job chat sites I frequent for entertainment purposes.

hlthe2b

(102,218 posts)
14. Rassmussen reported that but it is disuputed.
Mon Sep 28, 2020, 09:45 AM
Sep 2020

In 2019, Rasmussen Reports reported that Matt Drudge had sold the site and was no longer involved in its operations, which would also explain the change in editorial direction; however, that reporting was not confirmed.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drudge_Report

Others report similarly from a cursory google search. If he did sell, it appears to be a "cloaked" sale.

Matt Drudge apparently did take issue with Trump's claim his traffic was all but destroyed, so he seems to still be taking an interest in the website for whatever that means: https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/18/media/matt-drudge-trump/index.html

 

PTWB

(4,131 posts)
5. Drudge has has headlines like this covering every major Trump scandal
Mon Sep 28, 2020, 09:02 AM
Sep 2020

So basically every week. He’s no friend of Trump. Hell, Trump has been blasting Drudge pretty regularly as well.

 

Baclava

(12,047 posts)
6. I can write better all cap headlines, DON THE CON IS DEAD BROKE! $400M IN DEBT!
Mon Sep 28, 2020, 09:14 AM
Sep 2020

YOU BEEN CONNED BY DON THE CON! LOCK HIM UP!

yardwork

(61,588 posts)
8. Drudge is in the Bush wing of the Rethuglican Party.
Mon Sep 28, 2020, 09:18 AM
Sep 2020

The Bushes and Trumps don't get along, mostly because their business models differ. The Bushes make their money in wars, private prisons, and natural disasters. The Trumps make their money in hospitality, money laundering, and human trafficking.

honest.abe

(8,673 posts)
12. Drudge has not been pro-Trump for quite some time but this headline is a doozy!
Mon Sep 28, 2020, 09:42 AM
Sep 2020

THE FAKE BILLIONAIRE

Love it!

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