{"id":4928,"date":"2025-12-22T14:13:18","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T20:13:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=4928"},"modified":"2025-12-29T14:27:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T20:27:09","slug":"shakopee-trump-praises-lindell-in-gov-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/shakopee-trump-praises-lindell-in-gov-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Shakopee: Trump Praises Lindell in Gov Race"},"content":{"rendered":"

Shakopee, Minnesota<\/strong> (trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 President Donald Trump publicly praised MyPillow founder Mike Lindell as Lindell campaigns for Minnesota governor.<\/p>\n

Trump made the comment during a Dec. 19 rally in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Trump told the crowd Lindell \u201cdeserves to be governor of Minnesota.\u201d<\/p>\n

But Lindell says it was not a formal endorsement. Lindell told reporters he viewed it as a \u201cshoutout,\u201d not an official backing.<\/p>\n

What Trump said<\/h2>\n

Trump described Lindell as someone who \u201csuffered\u201d over his election claims. Trump also praised Lindell\u2019s loyalty and public fight over the 2020 election.<\/p>\n

Video from the rally was livestreamed online, according to reporting by CBS Minnesota.<\/p>\n

\"Shakopee:
Shakopee: Trump Praises Lindell in Gov Race<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lindell\u2019s campaign and the 2026 race<\/h2>\n

Lindell launched his run earlier this month from his MyPillow factory in Shakopee. He is seeking the Republican nomination in the 2026 governor\u2019s race.<\/p>\n

Incumbent Gov. Tim Walz is running for re-election. Several Republicans are also in the race.<\/p>\n

CBS Minnesota and other outlets have reported candidates include Lisa Demuth, Scott Jensen, Kristin Robbins, Kendall Qualls, and Chris Madel.<\/p>\n

What happens next<\/h2>\n

Trump endorsements can shape GOP primaries. Lindell said he knows what a Trump endorsement looks like. He said those usually come as a clear written statement.<\/p>\n

Voters will decide the GOP nominee in the 2026 primary. The general election follows later in 2026.<\/p>\n

Read more coverage from CBS Minnesota<\/a> and the Minnesota Star Tribune. Background on Lindell\u2019s campaign launch is available via ABC News<\/a> and The Associated Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m Chris Harper reporting for TRF News<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Shakopee, Minnesota (trfnews.i234.me) \u2014 President Donald Trump publicly praised MyPillow founder Mike Lindell as Lindell campaigns for Minnesota governor. Trump made the comment during a Dec. 19 rally in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Trump told the crowd Lindell \u201cdeserves to be governor of Minnesota.\u201d But Lindell says it was not a formal endorsement. Lindell told… Continue reading Shakopee: Trump Praises Lindell in Gov Race<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4950,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_wpscp_schedule_draft_date":"","_wpscp_schedule_republish_date":"","_wpscppro_advance_schedule":false,"_wpscppro_advance_schedule_date":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":null,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"default","_twitter_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type":"default","_pinterest_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"default","_medium_share_type":"default","_threads_share_type":"default","_google_business_share_type":"default","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4928","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4928","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4928"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4928\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5788,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4928\/revisions\/5788"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4950"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4928"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4928"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4928"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}