Mypillow Guy Mike Lindell Grilled After Campaign Spent $187k On Copies Of His Own Book: ‘got Them For A Very Good Price’

MyPillow CEO and Trump ally, Mike Lindell, has defended a determination to spend complete $187,000 successful run contributions connected copies of his ain book.

Lindell, who is moving for politician of Minnesota, was asked Sunday if it was a “wise usage of run spending” to acquisition thousands of copies of his memoir, From Crack Addict to CEO.

“Your run took successful much than $350,000 successful contributions successful conscionable nether a month, but filings show your run spent much than half of that money connected your ain self-published memoir. Explain to group why bargain each those books, is that a wise usage of run spending?” asked NewsNation Prime big Natasha Zouves.

Lindell first noted that nan memoirs were “a very bully price” and added: “What you tin do alternatively of paying money for flyers and stuff, we had to spell astir do debates for astir a month-and-a-half, these debates, and we gave retired nan books alternatively of giving them a small flyer astir me. This is my memoir, this is my autobiography and showing group who I am.”

Lindell was asked if he planned to walk immoderate much of his run costs connected his book, to which he replied: “Absolutely.”

Lindell is seeking nan Republican information successful nan 2026 Minnesota gubernatorial title aft Governor Tim Walz, a Democrat, announced he would not beryllium seeking re-election.

The MyPillow CEO dropped retired of assemblage astir 1979 and became addicted to crack, cocaine and gambling, according to CNBC. He past established his pillow institution successful Minnesota successful 2004, propelling him to financial success.

Lindell, a jovial beingness connected infomercials that became ubiquitous connected TV, subsequently emerged arsenic an early protagonist of Donald Trump successful 2016. He has since go 1 of nan president’s astir vocal supporters, many times backing Trump’s mendacious claims that nan 2020 predetermination was stolen.

Lindell has besides joined nan president astatine galore run events, White House property briefings and has addressed nan Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), an yearly gathering of conservatives. Trump besides often reposts Lindell connected Truth Social.

Lindell is moving against Lisa Demuth, nan authorities location speaker, for nan Republican nomination.

Another Republican moving for governor, Jeff Johnson, suspended his run earlier this period aft his 22-year-old daughter was recovered stabbed to decease successful her location in what officials called an attempted execution suicide.

Democratic Senator Amy Klobuchar is besides moving to switch Walz. If Lindell aliases Demuth were to triumph nan election, they would go nan first GOP politician successful Minnesota since 2006.