February 2, 2021 7:23 p.m.
Ardent Trump foot soldier and MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell’s latest attempt to push more of the former president’s election fraud falsehoods backfired during his appearance on Newsmax on Tuesday amid complaining about Dominian Voting Systems which has threatened to sue both Newsmax and Lindell for espousing unfounded claims that it committed mass voter fraud.
Asked about his permanent ban from Twitter during an interview on Newsmax on Tuesday, Lindell tried to ramble on by parroting Trump’s false claims of “Dominion machines” flipping votes to the advantage of then-Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden in the November election.
Newsmax Host Walks From Segment With MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell Mid-Interview
Newsmax anchor Bob Sellers walked from an interview with MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell Tuesday after the prominent Trump supporter used the segment to voice claims of voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election.
Sellers and co-host Heather Childers initially brought Lindell onto the show to discuss Twitter’s decision to shut down the corporate MyPillow account after the businessman used it to tweet similar allegations over the weekend.
“Well, first mine was taken down because we have all the election fraud with these Dominion machines. We have 100 percent proof, and then when they took it down ” Lindell said before he was interrupted by Sellers.
Mike Lindell and a Newsmax TV host
Bob Sellers, in which Sellers frantically tried to stop Lindell from peddling election conspiracies before fleeing his anchor chair in frustration, prompted outrage from far-right media accusing the network of censorship.
Sellers objected to Lindell’s effort to push a debunked theory about Dominion Voting Systems, which forced Newsmax, through legal threats, to air a stunning and extensive fact-check of its own coverage in December.
Fringe right-wing websites including The Gateway Pundit and Big League Politics bashed Newsmax after the cable news clash went viral.
“SELLOUTS: Newsmax Censors MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell for Exposing Voter Fraud,” Big League Politics headlined their post, with the sub-headline, “Newsmax is as bad as Fox News.”