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WATCH: MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell Goes Off Script, Encourages People Turn To God, Read Bibles During Trump Press Conference
By Paul BoisDailyWire.com
US President Donald Trump listens as Michael J. Lindell, CEO of MyPillow Inc., speaks during the daily briefing on the novel c****av***s, C****-**, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, on March 30, 2020
During the Monday White House press conference centered on the C****-** p******c, MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell went off-script when he called upon Americans to read their Holy Bibles and find God during this unprecedented time of crisis.
Referring to the day Donald T***p w*n the presidency against Hillary Clinton, Lindell said, “God gave us grace on Nov. 8, 2016 to change the course we were on. God had been taken out of our schools and lives, a nation had turned its back on God.”
After encouraging Americans to read their Bibles, Lindell then touted the low unemployment and healthy economy that President Trump enjoyed prior to the p******c, promising that the country will roar back to life again when the crisis subsides.
“I encourage you to use this time at home to get back in the word, read our Bibles, and spend time with our families,” he continued. “Our president gave us so much hope where, just a few short months ago, we had the best economy, the lowest unemployment, and wages going up. It was amazing. With our great president, vice president, and this administration, the other great people in this country, and praying daily, we will get through this and get back to a place that is stronger and safer than ever.”
As Lindell exited the Rose Garden stage, Trump said, “I did not know he was going to do that. He’s a friend of mine and I appreciate that.”
Lindell was invited to speak at the press conference to talk about the work his company has been doing to combat the crisis by shifting production to manufacture up to 50,000 N95 medical masks a day starting this Friday.
“Given our current business lines, we are experiencing the effects of this p******c firsthand,” Lindell said earlier in the conference. “We’ve dedicated 75% of my manufacturing to produce cotton face masks.”
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After saying that My Pillow's factories will be producing 50,000 N95 masks by Friday, Mike Lindell encourages us to read our bibles and spend time with our families.
"With this administration and all the great people in this country praying daily, we will get through this"
During Lindell’s speech, CNN cut away after the president introduced him. The network did not cut away, as some have alleged on Twitter, when he mentioned God.
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CNN cuts away from the c****av***s task force press conference when My Pillow's Mike Lindell gets up to speak about how his company repurposed its factories to produce N95 masks
On social media, reactions to Lindell’s comments ranged from enthusiastic to vitriolic, with some people calling it a plug for his company without recognizing the fact that his company will be producing much-needed masks.
“Once the Trump-aligned My Pillow guy came on to give a free infomercial from the Rose Garden, CNN cuts away– good on them for not giving oxygen to this partisan corporate bulls**t,” tweeted Bryan Tyler Cohen of Occupy Democrats.
“My Pillow is now making highly absorbent pillows so you can cry yourself to sleep after watching this press conference,” tweeted the official “Full Frontal” Twitter account.
“Trump just had the My Pillow guy speak. The My Pillow Guy. These aren’t press conferences to calm the American people. They’re infomercials for Trump and his friends,” tweeted NBC late-night writer Nick JackPappas.
Janice Dean of Fox News called out the hypocrisy by noting that they would be cheering Martha Stewart had she appeared alongside President Barack Obama during such a crisis.
“If it was Martha Stewart coming out into the rose garden to help President Obama you guys would be applauding! I’m critical of a lot of stuff that’s happening right now. This is not one of them. Go My Pillow Guy!” she tweeted.
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Trump Honors My Pillow Exec For Shifting Production To Facemasks. Media Whine That He Praises Trump, God.
By Hank BerrienDailyWire.com
Monday, President Trump lauded various executives who have changed their companies’ agenda to help produce items in the battle against the c****av***s ravaging the United States. One of those executives was Mike Lindell of My Pillow, who has pledged to use his factories to make 50,000 N95 masks a day for healthcare professions to use.
But to the l*****t media, the occasion of Trump giving honor to a man repurposing his factories to help in a time of crisis was an opportunity for them to continue their sniping at the president.
Some examples included Vox’s Aaron Rupar, who tweeted, “The My Pillow guy Mike Lindell says this: ‘God gave us grace on November 8, 2016, to change the course we were on. God had been taken out of our schools & lives, a nation had turned its back on God. I encourage you to use this time at home to get back in the word. Read our Bible.'”
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· Mar 30, 2020
Replying to @atrupar
We've arrived at the Trump shouts out random private companies portion of the briefing
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The My Pillow guy Mike Lindell says this: "God gave us grace on November 8, 2016, to change the course we were on. God had been taken out of our schools & lives, a nation had turned its back on God. I encourage you to use this time at home to get back in the word. Read our Bible"
CNN executive editor Ram Ramgopal was offended by the idea that Lindell spoke of the Bible; Ramgopal acted as though that was all Lindell was doing, snapping, “In case you were wondering what My Pillow is doing in a time of c****av***s.”
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In case you were wondering what My Pillow is doing in a time of c****av***s.
https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1244739955731107840 …
Aaron Rupar
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Replying to @atrupar
The My Pillow guy Mike Lindell says this: "God gave us grace on November 8, 2016, to change the course we were on. God had been taken out of our schools & lives, a nation had turned its back on God. I encourage you to use this time at home to get back in the word. Read our Bible"
Ali Velshi of MSNBC: “Trump just called the ‘My Pillow’ guy up to the podium in the Rose Garden. You cannot make this stuff up.”
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Trump just called the “My Pillow” guy up to the podium in the Rose Garden. You cannot make this stuff up.
Newsweek columnist Seth Abramson: “Dear Trumpists, *this* is why media doesn’t want to cover your God-Emperor’s c****av***s rallies: because the g*ddamned My Pillow CEO was holding forth from the lectern on a day that 500+ Americans died and 20,000+ got sick from the v***s the briefing was *intended* to focus on.”
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Dear Trumpists, *this* is why media doesn't want to cover your God-Emperor's c****av***s rallies: because the g*ddamned My Pillow CEO was holding forth from the lectern on a day that 500+ Americans died and 20,000+ got sick from the v***s the briefing was *intended* to focus on.
https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1244769913828446208 …
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MyPillow founder uses c****av***s briefing to urge Americans to focus on religion
http://hill.cm/efZGysr Scott Dworkin, Deputy Director for the 2009 P**********l Inaugural Committee and the 2012 Democratic National Convention: : “Now Trump is having the My Pillow guy speak. This is absurd. #StopAiring Trump.”
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Now Trump is having the My Pillow guy speak. This is absurd. #StopAiringTrump
MSNBC’s Joy Reid: “Not a prank. Ok perfect. Everything is fine.”
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· Mar 30, 2020
So my Tiger King binge was interrupted by a text saying the CEO of MyPillow is now part of the p**********l briefings on C***D19 ... please tell me this is a prank.
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Not a prank. Ok perfect. Everything is fine.
https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1244739955731107840?s=21 …
https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1244739955731107840 …
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Replying to @atrupar
The My Pillow guy Mike Lindell says this: "God gave us grace on November 8, 2016, to change the course we were on. God had been taken out of our schools & lives, a nation had turned its back on God. I encourage you to use this time at home to get back in the word. Read our Bible"
Sam Stein of the Daily Beast and MSNBC: “I’m a proponent of TV carrying Trump’s presser. But allowing corporations to use them as advertising platforms seems like the exact opposite of news.”
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I’m a proponent of TV carrying Trump’s presser. But allowing corporations to use them as advertising platforms seems like the exact opposite of news.
Victoria Brownworth, an author who has also blogged for Huffington Post: “The #my Pillow guy is virulently anti-#L***Q and trump just gave him a platform and millions of free advertising from the rose garden at a briefing on the #C****av***sP******c. At least @CNN cut away as soon as he took the podium.”
Victoria Brownworth ☣ #StayHomeSaveLives
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The #MyPillow guy is virulently anti-#L***Q and Trump just gave him a platform and millions in free advertising from the Rose Garden at a briefing on the #C****av***sP******c. At least @CNN cut away as soon as he took the podium.
Historian Kevin Kruse: “And now the My Pillow guy is urging us all to return to God and read our Bibles at home, as we realize how amazing Trump’s glorious leadership has been, and no, I am absolutely not kidding, and my God, we are all going to die.”
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· Mar 30, 2020
"Boy, do you sell those pillows, it's amazing what you do."
And now he's inviting the My Pillow guy up to give an infomercial at the Rose Garden.
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And now the My Pillow guy is urging us all to return to God and read our Bibles at home, as we realize how amazing Trump's glorious leadership has been, and no, I am absolutely not kidding, and my God, we are all going to die.
The critics were promptly bombarded online:
Daily Wire Editor-in-Chief Ben Shapiro: “If you’re angry at the guy shifting over his factory to produce 50,000 facemasks a day for medical professionals, you’re doing being human wrong. #MyPillow.”
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If you're angry at the guy shifting over his factory to produce 50,000 facemasks a day for medical professionals, you're doing being human wrong. #MyPillow
Co-founder of the Federalist Sean Davis: “Media: WHY WON’T TRUMP GIVE MASKS AND VENTILATORS TO DOCTORS AND NURSES!? Trump: This company is now making masks and ventilators. CEO: Here’s what we’re doing to make more masks and ventilators. MEDIA: OMG WHY ARE TRUMP AND THESE EVIL CEOS TALKING ABOUT MASKS AND VENTILATORS!?”
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Media: WHY WON'T TRUMP GIVE MASKS AND VENTILATORS TO DOCTORS AND NURSES!?
Trump: This company is now making masks and ventilators.
CEO: Here's what we're doing to make more masks and ventilators.
MEDIA: OMG WHY ARE TRUMP AND THESE EVIL CEOS TALKING ABOUT MASKS AND VENTILATORS!?
Pundit and author Erick Erickson: “An American small businessman gets invited to the White House to talk about how his company is stepping up to help the crisis and the blue check mark brigade savages him online.”
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An American small businessman gets invited to the White House to talk about how his company is stepping up to help the crisis and the blue check mark brigade savages him online.
Erickson added, “Having an Executive Editor of CNN belittling a small businessman whose company is shifting gears to make masks for nurses and doing the belittling by retweeting a partisan hack from Vox is everything wrong with the media right now.”
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Having an Executive Editor of CNN belittling a small businessman whose company is shifting gears to make masks for nurses and doing the belittling by retweeting a partisan hack from Vox is everything wrong with the media right now.
https://twitter.com/ramcnn/status/1244741961078185984 …
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In case you were wondering what My Pillow is doing in a time of c****av***s.
https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1244739955731107840 …
Author and commentator Dana Loesch: “Right here. Proving these people do not care about those on the front lines of this. This is the point where my patience is gone.” She added, “The same press that bashes American citizens when they dare criticize overtly biased reporting turn to bashing American companies for having the audacity to shift production and make supplies desperately needed by doctors and nurses. WTH with the h**e?”
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Right here. Proving these people do not care about those on the front lines of this.
This is the point where my patience is gone.
https://twitter.com/seanmdav/status/1244744238