{"id":11322,"date":"2019-11-06T12:00:05","date_gmt":"2019-11-06T17:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bobfelton.com\/?p=11322"},"modified":"2019-11-06T12:00:05","modified_gmt":"2019-11-06T17:00:05","slug":"even-drudge-cant-tell-trumpists-the-truth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bobfelton.com\/?p=11322","title":{"rendered":"Even Drudge can’t tell Trumpists the truth"},"content":{"rendered":"

Apparently, Trump supporters are mad at Matt Drudge because even he can’t spin the First Felon in a positive light.<\/p>\n

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Donald Trump fans have been fuming for weeks at conservative mega-aggregator Matt Drudge, alleging that his Drudge Report has backed Democrats\u2019 impeachment push and ignored GOP arguments in favor of the president. And now, as a measure of their dissatisfaction, would-be internet media moguls are looking to make it big by creating Drudge Report clones and, potentially, stealing his visitors.<\/p>\n

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But conservative anger at Drudge has ramped up alongside impeachment proceedings into Trump, threatening his exalted status in the right-wing media ecosystem. Jim Hoft, the founder of the Gateway Pundit blog, has repeatedly urged Drudge to \u201ccome home.\u201d Pro-Trump cartoonist Ben Garrison urged his fans to abandon the site, adding a cartoon of a meter with Drudge\u2019s face swinging left.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Clearly, Trumpists aren’t ready yet to face the dismal reality that they’ve been snookered by a con man.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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