Drudge Rips the Oscars As ‘Most Politically-Drenched Night’ in Hollywood’s History

Matt Drudge is not impressed with tonight’s Academy Award show, and he offered a rare tweet to make sure everyone knows what he thinks.

Shortly after Jimmy Kimmel launched his monologue full of jokes about President Trump, the Drudge Report put up a banner to reflect the immediate political tone of the night:

IDK but I think @Drudge might’ve written his headlines before the Academy Awards even started pic.twitter.com/CWjvFG4gkO

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) February 27, 2017

As the night proceeded to include more references to politics, the media, and various related subject, Drudge emerged on Twitter to directly pan the entire evening:

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