Trump backs Mike Lindell in Minnesota governor’s race
What’s new: The endorsement elevates a prominent 2020 election denier ahead of Trump’s planned speech on election security.
President Donald Trump endorsed MyPillow founder Mike Lindell for governor of Minnesota, giving formal backing to one of his most outspoken political allies. Trump praised Lindell in a Truth Social post on Wednesday, calling him the “Pillow Man” and urging support for his campaign. Lindell built a national profile through MyPillow advertising and became a leading amplifier of Trump’s false claims that the 2020 election was stolen from Democrat Joe Biden. The endorsement came a day before Trump was set to deliver a national address that he said would focus on election security. Trump has also intensified attacks on outgoing Gov. Tim Walz over alleged fraud in federal childcare spending, claims Walz disputes.