Mike Lindell’s crusade against alleged fraud in the 2020 presidential election made him a star in the MAGA movement, but it also left the MyPillow founder financially strained and embroiled in litigation with voting machine companies Dominion and Smartmatic.Ahead of Minnesota’s Tuesday primary elections, in which he is running for the state’s GOP gubernatorial nomination, Lindell said he “absolutely” would “do it all again.”“You know, was I worth $100 million at one time? Yeah,” Lindell told the Washington Examiner last month. “Has the value of MyPillow gone down? Absolutely. But we’re still standing, still going strong, and still profitable.”
President Donald Trump backed the “Pillow Man” as his pick to replace “one of the worst and most incompetent governors in the history of the U.S.A.” Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) planned to run for a third term but pulled his reelection bid as controversy swirled over fraud in Minnesota’s Somali community, prompting Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) to run.
Mike Lindell, a Republican candidate for Minnesota governor, flashes two thumbs up as he arrives to take part in a Minnesota gubernatorial candidate forum on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026, in Morgan, Minnesota. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt)
