President Donald Trump at a Dec. 19 rally threw his support behind "My Pillow Guy" Mike Lindell, touting him as his favorite to be the next governor of Minnesota.
Lindell, the CEO of bedding company My Pillow, announced on Dec. 11 he is running for the seat against Trump rival and current governor Tim Walz, the 2024 Democratic candidate for vice president.
Lindell says his top objectives include stopping fraud, fixing "failing school systems," stopping "exploding property taxes," and to "send illegal immigrants back."
A former crack addict, Lindell and his company came to national attention for his offbeat, mostly late-night TV commercials pitching his pillows. In recent years, he’s become known for backing Trump's claims of fraud after the 2020 presidential election.
"That man suffered. These people went after him. They went after his company," Trump said at the rally in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. "He was just a guy that said, 'Jeez, this election was so crooked.' It was so rigged."
