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Mike Lindell defends bulk-purchase of his memoir in governor bid
Mike Lindell spent $187,000 of $356,000 raised in two weeks on his autobiography to promote his Minnesota governor campaign, using the book as a campaign tool.
- On Sunday, MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell was grilled on NewsNation Prime after filings showed his campaign spent more than half of $356,000 on copies of his memoir.
- Campaign filings show donor money funded bulk book purchases as outreach, with Mike Lindell, MyPillow CEO and candidate for Minnesota governor, handing out his autobiography at campaign debates instead of flyers.
- Campaign filings show the campaign raised $356,000 in its opening weeks, and the memoir, priced at $19.97, recounts Lindell’s recovery from crack addiction to evangelical Christianity.
- Natasha Zouves pressed Mike Lindell as critics labeled him a 'snake oil salesman,' but Lindell said he would `absolutely` continue spending campaign funds and insisted, `Well, for one thing, I have the receipts.`
- He also faces legal and financial liabilities, including a $2.3 million defamation judgment and his own admission of being millions in debt, as he trails other Republican contenders in the 2026 race.
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A Donald Trump ally was challenged on why he decided to spend $187,000 of campaign donations on copies of his own book. Appearing on NewsNation Prime, Mike Lindell was asked whether it was a “wise use of campaign spending” to purchase thousands of copies of his memoir From Crack Addict to CEO. Lindell, who is running for the governor of Minnesota, said that he has been handing out copies of his book instead of flyers as they “got them for a very…
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Smears over his effort to root out election fraud aren’t all Mike Lindell faces as the MyPillow CEO was made to answer questions about his campaign’s six-figure bulk buy of his own book. (Video Credit: NewsNation) Beyond his own struggles with drug addiction, Lindell has taken the brunt of literal cancel culture, seeing his products pulled from store shelves and suffering debanking in the wake of pursuing transparency on vulnerabilities in voti…
'Snake Oil': Mike Lindell Says He Will 'Absolutely' Blow More Campaign Cash On His Book
MyPillow CEO and candidate for Minnesota governor Mike Lindell said he would "absolutely" continue to spend his campaign funds on his own memoir because he negotiated a "very good price" for copies of it. During a Sunday interview on NewsNation, Lindell was asked why he had spent more than half of his campaign donations on his book. "Explain to people why buy all those books. Is that a wise use of campaign spending?" the host said. "Yeah, yea…
Mike Lindell Grilled Over Why He Spent $187,000 On Copies of His Own Book
My Pillow CEO and Trump ally Mike Lindell was grilled on Sunday over why his gubernatorial campaign spent over $187,000 on copies of his own book, From Crack Addict to CEO. During an interview with Lindell on NewsNation Prime, host Natasha Zouves brought up a report about his campaign spending more than half of its donations on copies of the drug recovery memoir. “Your campaign took in more than $350,000 contributions in just under a month, but …
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