“My Pillow Guy” Mike Lindell says he’s contemplating getting into the race for Minnesota governor, in what can be a problem to incumbent and former vice presidential candidate Tim Walz.
The 64-year-old entrepreneur has been residing in Texas, however plans to reestablish residency in his dwelling state as he appears ahead to Minnesota’s 2026 election. He advised the Minnesota Star Tribune he has “99%” of the items in place to mount a marketing campaign.
“I love the state, I love the country and if I’m the only one that can win, that would be a shame if that opportunity slipped by,” Lindell mentioned.
Walz appeared dismissive of the problem on social media.
“Donald Trump’s pick for Governor of Minnesota? Mike Lindell,” he wrote, following it up with a name for donations to his marketing campaign to “make sure Trump and Lindell never get their hands on Minnesota.”
Lindell advised his hometown paper that he and Trump haven’t mentioned him working in opposition to Walz, however mentioned they’ve been in touch about making elections safer. It’s lengthy been Lindell’s suspicion that the 2020 presidential election was someway rigged in opposition to Trump, although he’s offered no credible proof to help that repeatedly debunked principle.
The beddings salesman claimed throughout a defamation trial that he’s $10 million in debt and nonetheless faces authorized challenges linked to his makes an attempt to search out fraud following the end result of that race.
He advised the Star Tribune he must additional discover how marketing campaign finance guidelines might have an effect on his enterprise earlier than he commits to throwing his hat within the ring subsequent fall.
Walz introduced earlier this month that he’ll search a 3rd time period in workplace, which might make him the longest serving governor Minnesota has ever had.
Lindell beforehand thought of difficult Walz within the 2022 election however determined in opposition to it, regardless of Trump reportedly having inspired him to run.
