Trump’s rising pillow seller Mike Lindell made a switch to Fox News this week, complaining that the conservative network – which essentially plays its MyPillow commercials in a loop – doesn’t offer him a platform to step into. his conspiracies without a voting machine. Fox could be “in” a conspiracy against MAGA bosses, Lindell finally suggested.
The pillow mogul, who has become the leader of a MAGA coalition trying to overthrow President Joe Biden’s election victory, appeared on the far-right Eric Metaxas radio show on Monday to discuss his ongoing efforts to prove the lie that The 2020 election was “stolen” from Donald Trump. Lindell also discussed his difficult attempts to create a new social networking site (he was launched on Twitter and other platforms earlier this year because he repeatedly pushed for vote misinformation).
After boasting that his new platform will automatically give so-called influencers “millions” of followers when they join – especially if they were fired from YouTube for making false claims – Lindell then murmured about Fox News which would have subjected the voting software companies Dominion and Smartmatic following billions of dollars in legal claims.
“Processes can be used as a way to silence people,” Metaxas said in a statement. the moment first marked by Salon staff writer Zachary Petrizzo. “They can be legitimate. But they can also be used as a way to silence people. And I noticed that Fox and other people, rather than face the thing, just say, We won’t talk about it, we don’t want to be sued. That’s what’s happening in America. “
Last month, Smartmatic filed a $ 2.7 billion libel lawsuit against Fox News, three hosts (including recently canceled Lou Dobbs) and former Trump lawyers Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell, saying they all spread false information. that the company rigged the 2020 election. Dominion, another voting machine company at the center of dismantled election conspiracies, sued Lindell himself for $ 1.3 billion.
“I want to say one thing here – these are nonsense,” said an animated Lindell. “Let’s just talk about Fox! You are already on trial! It’s too late to close the gate, the cows are already out of the barn! ”
Mavenul MAGA continued: “Why can’t people continue there and say their freedom of expression then ?! You’re already on trial, Fox. What do you have – will you be sued? What’s the matter with you?”
Growing more and more agitated, Lindell expressed her anger and frustration at the network, before finally asking, “What is it? I do not understand. Is it a fake process? ”
In particular, Lindell pillowcases are by far the largest advertiser Tucker Carlson tonight, Fox’s most-watched show. As host Tucker Carlson has judged the controversy over the past two years, the vast majority of the network’s blue-chip advertisers have given up on the primetime show, leaving mostly MyPillow commercials, Fox News promotions and direct marketers.
While it remains to be seen whether Fox News will react in any way to one of its biggest sponsors calling the network directly, Lindell managed to force a right-wing outlet to return because it didn’t let him throw crazy conspiracies into the air.
After Newsmax investigator Bob Sellers repeatedly interrupted Lindell during an interview before literally stepping off the set, when founder MyPillow did not stop talking about the voting machines, Sellers apologized to his “network friend.” Lindell, while assuring the viewer that the pillow mogul would “continue to be an important guest on Newsmax. ”