MyPillow CEO, 2020 election denier, and alternative Covid-treatment champion Mike Lindell says he is “99% there” on committing to run for Governor of Minnesota.
The Star Tribune reported that Lindell has moved his residency from Texas to his native Land of 10,000 Lakes and has polled hypothetical matchups between himself and Governor Tim Walz, who is running for a third term. Lindell—who does not believe the outcome of most recent elections, even the ones Trump won—previously floated gubernatorial runs in 2018 and 2022 that ultimately never materialized.
He announced he was “considering” a 2026 run in March, saying to potential opponents, “Well, what are they going to do? ‘Well, Mike Lindell, you know he was a crack addict?’ Yeah, what else you got?” Lindell has openly discussed recovering from cocaine and crack addiction as he built MyPillow.
QAnon Anonymous did a great retrospective of Mike Lindell’s life. The dude is and has always been like a cartoon character. He has had serious problems with cocaine, sex, and gambling and has the classic profile of an addict who constantly lies to cover their trail but who is comedically bad at lying. Despite hitting rock bottom and bankruptcy over and over again over decades, the guy keeps finding a way out. Highly recommend that QAA episode.
Also he was just found liable for defamation against Smartmatic by a judge, this is certainly just his attempt to confuse the incoming news cycle.