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Strib reports Donald Trump endorses Mike Lindell as fit to govern the State of Monnesots. I'd think it was a joke but Strib does not joke. IT IS TRUE. THE PILLOW GUY. No qualifications. A bankrupt business, the guy needs a paycheck, and Trump steps up, and says, "Be Governor." What kind of shit is that? Strib -
Trump went on to write that “nobody has sacrificed more than Mike Lindell in fighting for our country, especially when it comes to Election Integrity. ... MIKE LINDELL HAS MY COMPLETE AND TOTAL ENDORSEMENT - HE WILL NOT LET YOU DOWN.”
Trump’s endorsements have often proven to be beneficial for candidates across the country during primary campaigns. The president has often made endorsements as retaliation to sitting officeholders he believes did not support his political agenda at one time or another.
In an interview Wednesday, Lindell said he believes Trump’s backing will carry him to victory over Demuth and Qualls. He pointed to some polls that found the president’s endorsement would boost him to first place.
“My mind is just rolling because I’m so excited,” Lindell said, adding that he did not know the endorsement was coming Wednesday.
NO PAYWALL - PiPress carries the AP version of the story.
President Donald Trump has endorsed MyPillow founder Mike Lindell for Minnesota governor, praising him as “one of America’s greatest and most hard working Patriots” and giving formal backing to a fellow election denier a day before the Republican president delivers a national address he says will focus on election security.
Lindell established his national profile from his TV advertising campaign as the MyPillow Guy and has been one of Trump’s most outspoken supporters, echoing the president’s false claims that his 2020 election defeat to Democrat Joe Biden was fraudulent.
“Mike will be SPECTACULAR!!! He truly loves Minnesota, as do I, and wants to bring it back from oblivion and embarrassment.
The man is not qualified for the office. He sold pillows, and that's not running a statewide budget and multiple agencies.
It's selling fucking pillows. No more. No less. Exactly that. All he's ever done.
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Also NO PAYWALL, MinnesotaReformer - https://minnesotareformer.com/2026/07/15/trump-endorses-mike-lindell-for-minnesota-governor/ --- also locally written coverage as with Strib, not a national feed.
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President Donald Trump endorsed Mike Lindell for Minnesota governor Wednesday, boosting the MyPillow CEO’s campaign weeks before the Aug. 11 GOP primary.
Lindell is squaring off against House Speaker Lisa Demuth and retired health care executive and Army veteran Kendall Qualls, who won the endorsement at the state GOP convention in the spring.
Trump has a near perfect record when it comes to endorsing in GOP primaries this year. Democrats are eager to run against Lindell given his foibles — the Reformer recently reported he hasn’t paid nearly $50,000 in property taxes on his Tonka Bay home, for instance. Lindell can’t be underestimated, however: He has a prodigious media machine that can generate a constant stream of content about himself.
Trump and Lindell have been friendly for years, so the president’s endorsement is not surprising.
“(Lindell) truly loves Minnesota, as do I, and wants to bring it back from oblivion and embarrassment. He can do it!” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform. “Nobody has sacrificed more than Mike Lindell in fighting for our country, especially when it comes to Election Integrity. He truly deserves everything he gets – He will MAKE MINNESOTA GREAT AGAIN!!! MIKE LINDELL HAS MY COMPLETE AND TOTAL ENDORSEMENT – HE WILL NOT LET YOU DOWN.”
In a Reformer interview, Lindell said Trump’s endorsement will allow him to focus on fundraising and plan ahead to the November general election.
“It just brings a lot more hope. I can be a lot more proactive. I’m not gonna let up on winning the primary and take it for granted. That’s not me,” Lindell said. “I can put a lot more focus on — not taking the primary for granted — but focused on getting money and doing the planning of how we’re going to market now going against Amy Klobuchar.”
Lindell, Qualls and Demuth all said they would have welcomed Trump’s endorsement despite the president losing in Minnesota in 2016, 2020 and 2024, and his 41% approval rating in the state, according to a Star Tribune/KARE 11/Hubbard School of Journalism poll released last month.
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The winner of the August primary election will face presumptive Democratic nominee for governor Sen. Amy Klobuchar, who is amassing a massive fundraising advantage and is Minnesota’s most proven vote-getter.
Minnesota Republican Party Chairman Alex Plechash in a statement denounced Lindell, stating he was not an electable candidate, especially against Klobuchar.
“When the going got tough under Tim Walz, Mike Lindell left Minnesota for Texas. Now he wants Minnesota Republicans to overlook his serious financial baggage, public records showing tens of thousands in delinquent property taxes, significant electability concerns and unanswered questions surrounding his running mate,” Plechash said. “Minnesota cannot afford to nominate a ticket that gives Democrats an easy target and creates the very real possibility of another DFL trifecta.”
Lindell says he’s spent millions of dollars promoting baseless claims about widespread election fraud in the 2020 election — which Trump cited in his endorsement. Trump has remained fixated on conspiracy theories about the 2020 election, and on Thursday he’s expected to deliver a primetime address about voting machines and election integrity.
Lindell on Wednesday also praised the timing of Trump’s endorsement.
“What perfect timing on the heels of tomorrow night’s big announcement of declassifying all the evidence from the 2020 election that you guys (the media) have called me a liar,” Lindell said.
A June poll found Lindell leading the race over Qualls and Demuth, though primary polling is notoriously difficult. Klobuchar had a significant lead in a potential match-up with Lindell, 53% to Lindell’s 36%.
I am not a particular fan of Klobuchar. But really. A sick joke of a pillow shill, vs Amy, yeah, okay, Amy's better. Super far from being anywhere near being a progressive, but Klobuchar is better than THE PILLOW GUY. An easy call. But Amy has primary opponents too. Not that that matters.
And again, Tina Smith would have been far better for the job than Amy. After all, she'd run the state while Mark Dayton was the figurehead, so she's experienced.
But Amy it will be.
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After some reflection, a challenge. Republican Minnesotans, if you disagree and think the Pillow Guy is a viable candidate (he can fog a mirror) then put your money behind his campaign. Forget about Emmer, Stauber, the rest down ticket, legislature seats, City or Ramsey Council, damn all that - push for the belief that the Trump endorsement is political gold. That MAGA can push and shove Lindell to victory
Plunge your bucks for Lindell. You could do more that way than otherwise, for good government in your beloved Minnesota. Think it over.
After all is said and done, MinnReformer did note in a previously unquoted paragraph
According to Ballotpedia News, 97% of Trump-endorsed candidates won their primaries this election cycle. Trump-endorsed candidates in 2026 primaries have won 220 of the 227 races so far. This is similar to 2020 when 98% of Trump-endorsed candidates won their primaries.
So, see. It works. MAGA needs your money behind Lindell. Invest it that way. Otherwise, what kind of a Republican are you? If not a MAGA one.