Best of frenemies: Mike Lindell in the Reformer over the years

By: Ria Gupta

Outlets: Minnesota Reformer

Published: July 28, 2026

Words: 1,569

Last Updated: 6 days, 4 hours ago

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Mike Lindell — MyPillow CEO, the Trump-backed 2026 gubernatorial candidate, 2020 election denier and former cocaine addict — has earned many titles in the pages of the Minnesota Reformer over the past six years.

He’s by turns insulted, praised, cajoled, shouted at and laughed with Reformer reporters over the years. No matter how many damaging scoops the Reformer has broken about him, he always picks up the phone.

Lindell, who was recently endorsed for …

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