Mike Lindell promised customers “the most comfortable pillow you will have” on his company website, but it seems Fox News He hopes that the network will run the upcoming commercials and will not be able to sleep.
MyPillow CEO is one of the largest sponsors on the Internet, he said Wall Street Journal In 2021 alone, he spent 19 million US dollars on advertising and 50 million US dollars on this channel in 2020, which is consistent with his worldview so far.
However, this has been suspended Wall Street Journal The report stated that he ordered his advertising buyers not to place commercial advertisements on the Internet because it rejected the advertisement for the webinar held in Sioux Falls, South Dakota in August.
Lindel said that although the advertisements will not directly mention election fraud, the seminar itself will tout The unfounded claims he has been preaching Ballots stolen in 2020 Donald Trump By manipulating the election machine.
He told Salon.com that Fox News “denied [cyber symposium] Advertising, they are based on’pending litigation’. “He added: “I’m really ashamed of you.” Fox information. “
Fox News has not yet confirmed whether it has blocked the ad, but it did confirm that the company will stop advertising.
“Unfortunately, Mr. Lindel chose to suspend his advertising time on Fox News because of his success in building his own brand by advertising on the largest cable news network,” it is giving the media a share The statement said. Wall Street Journal And other media.
In February, Dominion Voting Systems sued MyPillow and Lindell for defamation, accusing him of rigging the 2020 election to support the president. Joe Biden.
Fox News is also facing legal proceedings from DMV and Smartmatic. Claim its product It is the subject of defamatory comments on the Internet. Fox News has taken action to dismiss these lawsuits on the grounds that the argument for freedom of speech is that it did not invent these claims, but only reported them.
Although he bought ads on Newsmax and other right-wing media, and did not appear as a guest on Fox News for a while, Lindel’s pillow has been supporting the Internet.
In 2020, his company accounted for one-fifth of advertising time Tucker Carlson tonightAt that time, the advertiser gave up the show because of dissatisfaction with the anchor’s remarks.
However, it is said that Lindel has been dissatisfied with Fox News for some time. He told The Atlantic that if it weren’t for a “leftist” attack, his message would never go out, “because Fox News ignored him.”
CNN Business reported that Lindel may need Fox more than Fox because he relies on direct response advertising to sell his products, and he is a household name on the Internet, mainly because of his advertising.
Weekly newspaper Fox News and MyPillow have been contacted for comments.
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