{"id":6862,"date":"2026-07-15T18:13:31","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T13:13:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=6862"},"modified":"2026-07-15T18:13:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T13:13:31","slug":"donald-trump-endorses-pillow-man-mike-lindell-for-minnesota-governor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=6862","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump endorses &#8216;Pillow Man&#8217; Mike Lindell for Minnesota governor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"prism-article-body\">\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">President Donald Trump has endorsed <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/election-2026-minnesota-governor-lindell-walz-b25e84e72bee54fbf14e1b516bd6fb9a\">MyPillow founder Mike Lindell<\/a> for Minnesota governor, praising him as \u201cone of America\u2019s greatest and most hard working Patriots\u201d 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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Lindell established his national profile from his TV advertising campaign as the MyPillow Guy and has been one of Trump\u2019s most outspoken supporters, echoing the president\u2019s false claims that his 2020 election defeat to Democrat Joe Biden was fraudulent. <\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">\u201cMike will be SPECTACULAR!!! He truly loves Minnesota, as do I, and wants to bring it back from oblivion and embarrassment. He can do it!\u201d Trump posted Wednesday on his Truth Social platform, referring to Lindell as \u201cthe \u2018Pillow Man.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \">Trump has hammered outgoing Gov. Tim Walz, Democrats\u2019 2024 vice presidential nominee, as incompetent and accused his administration of allowing rampant fraud in federal spending on childcare. Trump has employed racist rhetoric to <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/somalis-minnesota-trump-immigration-5b772dfcf1b342693f12083779247359\">target Minnesota\u2019s Somali immigrant population<\/a> as driving the alleged fraud. 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