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Mike Lindell loses Minnesota GOP primary, refuses to concede
Former MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell lost Minnesota's Republican gubernatorial primary to state House Speaker Lisa Demuth, dealing President Donald Trump one of his biggest endorsement defeats of the 2026 election cycle. Despite…
The Story in Brief
Former MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell lost Minnesota's Republican gubernatorial primary to state House Speaker Lisa Demuth, dealing President Donald Trump one of his biggest endorsement defeats of the 2026 election cycle. Despite Trump's backing, Lindell was defeated. Local broadcaster KTSP reports that Lindell is refusing to concede, claiming 'anomalies in the numbers'.
Lindell's net worth, once estimated between $200 million and $300 million, has fallen to roughly $0, according to Celebrity Net Worth, due to legal expenses, declining sales, and the fallout from his activism challenging the 2020 election results. In 2023, Lindell said MyPillow lost more than $100 million in retail business after retailers such as Walmart and Kohl's dropped his products following his false election claims.
The Indian Opinion
The narrative that Trump's endorsement is a guaranteed path to victory takes another hit with Lindell's loss, the third such defeat in recent weeks. But the more telling story is the personal price Lindell paid for chasing a conspiracy: a vanished fortune and a business wrecked. The real test now is whether voters who backed his baseless election claims will follow him into denial of this primary result, or finally demand accountability over loyalty.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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