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BumRushDaShow

(165,324 posts)
Thu May 1, 2025, 09:13 AM May 2025

White House Launches Its Own Drudge Report, Prompting Slap Back From Drudge

Source: MEDIAite

Apr 30th, 2025, 11:12 pm


The Trump administration launched its own version of the Drudge Report on Wednesday under the name, “The White House Wire.” “The White House has its own wire now. Read what we’re reading,” announced the White House in a social media post, directing followers to a Drudge Report-style page with headlines and links to various news outlets, including Breitbart, Fox News, the Daily Caller, the New York Post, the Washington Times, the Washington Examiner, Newsweek, Axios, The Guardian, and The Hill.

The Drudge Report – a former ally-turned-critic of President Donald Trump – responded to the White House Wire’s launch with its own series of headlines.

“IT TAKES AN ENTIRE WEST WING TO COMPETE WITH DRUDGE…” wrote the Drudge Report. “DEVELOPING: TRUMP LAUNCHING HIS OWN DRUDGE REPORT… USING TAXPAYER DOLLARS!”


The Drudge Report

In a statement to Status News’ Oliver Darcy, Drudge Report founder Matt Drudge said, “I’m considering a $1 trillion lawsuit!”

Read more: https://www.mediaite.com/politics/white-house-launches-its-own-drudge-report-prompting-slap-back-from-drudge/






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Read what we're reading ➡️ http://whitehouse.gov/wire
8:18 PM · Apr 30, 2025
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White House Launches Its Own Drudge Report, Prompting Slap Back From Drudge (Original Post) BumRushDaShow May 2025 OP
That was my first impression too underpants May 2025 #1
I know before finding DU BumRushDaShow May 2025 #2
Funny underpants May 2025 #4
!!!! BumRushDaShow May 2025 #6
I find myself depending on your curation of news items in Latest Breaking News on DU. Thank you. . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2025 #5
Why thank you! BumRushDaShow May 2025 #7
deploying state media while threatening and undermining independent free press outlets Eugene May 2025 #3
Yup. BumRushDaShow May 2025 #8
Prop-A-Fuckin-Ganda Nigrum Cattus May 2025 #9
Drudge spread all of the dry timber that the RW loonies only too well wanted to light on fire wolfie001 May 2025 #10
He's one of the anti-Trumpers like those Lincoln Project people BumRushDaShow May 2025 #12
Well, he gets one check in the correct column wolfie001 May 2025 #13
The "White House Liar" Jughead May 2025 #11

BumRushDaShow

(165,324 posts)
2. I know before finding DU
Thu May 1, 2025, 09:32 AM
May 2025

I used to go to Drudge's site mainly because it had links to most of the M$M websites (including both left and right persuasions), so it was good as a portal. Then I found DU's "portal" with links to all kinds of liberal news/blog sites that the guys used to have on the DU main page (although that was too much to maintain because many of those sites either shut down or weren't updated, so that is why the feature went away).

Drudge only occasionally "wrote a feature story" as it is, but his plain, mid-1990s-style site, seems to still be chugging along.

underpants

(194,650 posts)
4. Funny
Thu May 1, 2025, 10:02 AM
May 2025

I found DU from Free Republic. They had a Will Pitt article from DU and I was hooked. Truly a life changing event.

Bernardo de La Paz

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5. I find myself depending on your curation of news items in Latest Breaking News on DU. Thank you. . nt
Thu May 1, 2025, 10:02 AM
May 2025

BumRushDaShow

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8. Yup.
Thu May 1, 2025, 10:33 AM
May 2025

Only THEY can define the "First Amendment".

The First Amendment was probably one of ACLU's primary focuses and they will be very busy.

wolfie001

(6,995 posts)
10. Drudge spread all of the dry timber that the RW loonies only too well wanted to light on fire
Thu May 1, 2025, 11:00 AM
May 2025

He's a vile pig. Not his lifestyle but the fact that he supports repukes. Spreads many proven lies about Democrats. Hypocritical ass-wipe.

BumRushDaShow

(165,324 posts)
12. He's one of the anti-Trumpers like those Lincoln Project people
Thu May 1, 2025, 11:17 AM
May 2025

It's been interesting to see which ones went in that direction during/after 45's first term.

The one thing they all do though, is still try to keep their "GOP cred" and will trash Dems when they can.

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