February 02, 2023

Celebrity

Mike Lindell MyPillow CEO, Jimmy Kimmel ‘humiliates’ guest inside claw machine

Mike Lindell MyPillow CEO got invites from Jimmy Kimmel for show and claw machine

By Madison Raymond February 02, 2023
Mike Lindell MyPillow CEO, Jimmy Kimmel ‘humiliates’ guest inside claw machine

Mike Lindell MyPillow CEO is about to get clawed by Jimmy Kimmel.

The late-night host and MyPillow CEO, who started fighting in 2021, reconnected on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" on Tuesday and had a heated discussion with Kimmel sitting in his normal chair and Lindell inside a claw machine for stuffed animals.

"You said (you) put me in here because I wasn't vaccinated. You tricked me. You did it to be funny huh?" Lindell asked.

Kimmel was astonished to hear Lindell agree to it but couldn't recall why he had made the decision to do it.

"I didn't want you in there because you weren't vaccinated," he replied.

"It seemed like a good idea when it happened, and I have to say I was very surprised when you said you would do it. But I put it out there and you said 'yes.' So, I'm honoring that commitment that I made on the air."

As a supporter of former President Donald Trump, Lindell has built a reputation for spreading lies about rigged voting equipment and electoral fraud.

He recently competed for the position of Republican National Committee chair, but Ronna McDaniel, who will take office for a fourth term, defeated him handily.

Kimmel interrogated Lindell over his inaccurate predictions for the 2020 election.

"You know, one of the differences between you and the claw machine is that claw machines let go – and you will not let go with this voting thing," Kimmel joked.

"Never," Lindell said. "I want to help save our country and I love our country. I love the people in our country. And we've got to get rid of the computers in our elections."

"These are just excuses for losing an election," Kimmel responded.

The two exchanged riffs for about ten minutes before politely coming to an end.

"One thing about you is you are definitely committed, and you should probably be committed to be honest with you," Kimmel said.

After weeks of criticism from Kimmel in his monologues and Lindell in TV appearances, the two men finally spoke to one another in person on the late-night program in April 2021.