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The Drudge Report long was a source of news for many. Run by the reclusive Matt Drudge and his small staff, the site was attracting more readers than the New York Times.
Then, for reasons never explained, it took a sudden turn and began advocating for leftist ideologies, and it hasn't looked back.
But now there's a counterpart, what one report calls a "dead ringer" for Drudge, and it's touting the conservative conversations in America.
And it's run by the White House.
The site is the White House Wire.
On Friday it had Trump's announcement about plans to withdraw Harvard's tax exemption, and linked to other news organizations' reports on a long list of other subjects, from protecting the rights of a South Dakota rancher to a list of accomplishments by Trump during his first 100 days in office.
According to the New York Post, the "glitzy" site "is the brainchild of the White House communications office, helmed by Steven Cheung."
"It's a com-driven thing," one White House official behind the project told the New York Post. "It's something we talked about internally. As all things are here, it's never a one-man effort, not a one-woman effort, but it's a communications product."
The report noted, "The 'wire' branding of the website comes after the White House removed the Associated Press, Reuters and Bloomberg from their traditional spots in the press pool following a court fight with the AP over access. A federal judge ruled the AP — which miffed the administration for its refusal to use the term 'Gulf of America' — has to have the same access as the other outlets, prompting the White House to strip wire reporters of guaranteed daily access to the commander-in-chief."
The result appears to be that the White House is treating the AP equally, along with a long list of other media organizations, in contrast to AP's privileged positions and presence for years.
One report had Drudge suggesting he was doing to sue for $1 trillion.
