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President Donald Trump has endorsed MyPillow founder Mike Lindell for Minnesota governor, praising him as \u201cone of America\u2019s greatest and most hard working Patriots\u201d and giving formal backing to a fellow election denier a day before the Republican president delivers a national address he says will focus on election security.<\/p>\n

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Lindell established his national profile from his TV advertising campaign as the MyPillow Guy and has been one of Trump\u2019s most outspoken supporters, echoing the president\u2019s false claims that his 2020 election defeat to Democrat Joe Biden was fraudulent.<\/p>\n

\u201cMike will be SPECTACULAR!!! He truly loves Minnesota, as do I, and wants to bring it back from oblivion and embarrassment. He can do it!\u201d Trump posted Wednesday on his Truth Social platform, referring to Lindell as \u201cthe \u2018Pillow Man.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Trump has hammered outgoing Gov. Tim Walz, Democrats\u2019 2024 vice presidential nominee, as incompetent and accused his administration of allowing rampant fraud in federal spending on childcare. Trump has employed racist rhetoric to target Minnesota\u2019s Somali immigrant population as driving the alleged fraud.<\/p>\n

Walz, who ended his bid for a third term earlier this year, disputes the Trump administration\u2019s characterizations. There are ongoing investigations into the state\u2019s administration of federally supported childcare programs in the state.<\/p>\n

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Lindell is part of a crowded Republican field competing in an Aug. 11 primary. The GOP list includes state House Speaker Lisa Demuth. Lindell has attacked Demuth as responsible for federal spending fraud. Demuth has blamed the Democratic administration and executive agency leaders that oversee federal grants to childcare providers.<\/p>\n

Longtime U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar headlines the Democratic field for governor.<\/p>\n

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There are 36 gubernatorial elections this November. There currently are 26 Republican governors and 24 Democratic governors, and Republicans view Minnesota as an opportunity to flip a seat despite a challenging national environment because of Trump\u2019s lagging popularity and voters\u2019 discontent over the economy.<\/p>\n

While Trump and Republicans focus on the childcare fraud accusations, Democrats, including Klobuchar, have focused on the Trump administration\u2019s immigration crackdown that involved federal officers killing two Minnesotans, the assassination of a state legislative leader and a school shooting that killed multiple children \u2014 all within the past year. Klobuchar has mostly avoided direct mention of the childcare programs and fraud inquiries that Trump has made a political cudgel.<\/p>\n

As he\u2019s made endorsements in Republican primaries this year, Trump has remained fixated on his lies about the 2020 election. In Georgia, recently, he made a late endorsement in a hotly contested U.S. Senate primary for Rep. Mike Collins, noting the congressman\u2019s stalwart support and referencing passing comments made by his opponent, former football coach Derek Dooley, affirming that Biden was legitimately elected in 2020.<\/p>\n

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