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Kooky Trump Ally Files to Run for Minnesota Governor

MyPillow founder and CEO Mike Lindell is following up on his claims from April.

Mike Lindell, CEO of MyPillow and wannabe MAGA main character, announced on Wednesday that he is considering running for governor of Minnesota. Lindell, a vocal 2020 election denier, has registered with the state’s Campaign Finance Board, allowing him to fundraise for his run, the Minnesota Star Tribune reported. He told the Star Tribune that his run for governor isn’t set in stone yet, but he will announce his official decision at a press conference next week. “I am going to announce either way on Dec. 11,” he said. Lindell, who in June was ordered to pay $2.3 million in a defamation lawsuit filed by an ex-Dominion Voting Systems employee, has twice publicly contemplated running for the position: in 2018 and 2022. During a long-winded rant on his Mike Lindell Show in April, apart from referencing his past as a “crack addict,” he challenged current Governor Tim Walz, saying that “no one wants” him. He also mentioned his possible governorship bid to Trump ally Steve Bannon during an October episode of his War Room podcast, to which Bannon replied, “Just go back and sell some pillows.”