MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, who was previously banned from Twitter, launched a new account Sunday afternoon, quickly racking up tens of thousands of followers.
Twitter made the decision to permanently ban Lindell, a staunch supporter of former President Donald Trump, from the social media platform in late January 2021 after he repeatedly promoted baseless claims that the 2020 election results were fraudulent. Trump was banned from Twitter weeks earlier after his supporters attacked the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, following his encouragement on the platform in addition to his promotion of misinformation about the election.
"Hello everybody, I'M BACK ON TWITTER. My only account is @MikeJLindell! Please RT and FOLLOW to SPREAD THE WORD," the MyPillow CEO wrote in his first Twitter post on the new account published at 1:25 p.m. ET.
Within about five minutes, as Newsweek observed in real time, the account had already been followed by over 20,000 users. As of the time of writing, Lindell had racked up more than 37,000 followers.
"Hello everyone on Twitter this is Mike Lindell," the pro-Trump businessman said in a selfie video included with his first post. "I'm here to tell you about my new account," he said, cautioning his supporters that there are others impersonating him on Twitter. The MyPillow CEO appeared to be sitting in a private jet as he filmed the clip.
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