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Pillow salesman Mike Lindell of Stephen MaturenTrump took a beating on Fox News this week, complaining that the conservative chain – which essentially shows its MyPillow commercials in a loop – is not giving him a platform to sell his unfounded plots with the electronic ballot boxes. Fox may be “involved” in a conspiracy against MAGA bosses, Lindell finally suggested. The pillow tycoon, who became the face of a MAGA coalition still trying to overthrow President Joe Biden’s electoral victory, appeared on far-right analyst Eric The Metaxas radio program on Monday to discuss his continued efforts to prove the lie that the 2020 elections were “stolen” from Donald Trump. Lindell also discussed his attempts to create a new social media site (he was kicked out of Twitter and other platforms earlier this year for repeatedly pushing for vote disinformation). After bragging that her new platform would automatically give so-called influencers “millions” of followers when they join – especially if they were kicked out of YouTube for making false claims – Lindell then grumbled about Fox News allegedly prostrating itself in front of software companies voting rights Dominion and Smartmatic after billions of dollars of legal complaints. as a way of silencing people ”, observed Metaxas at a moment signaled for the first time by the editor of the Salon team, Zachary Petrizzo. “They can be legitimate. But they can also be used as a way to silence people. And I realized that Fox and others, instead of facing the situation, just say: We are not going to talk about it, we don’t want to be prosecuted. This is what is happening in America. ”MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell goes out of his way to attack Fox News. “What’s the matter with you … what, are you involved in this?” Lindell said. pic.twitter.com/pXjMrTFekR— Zachary Petrizzo (@ZTPetrizzo) March 23, 2021 Last month, Smartmatic filed a $ 2.7 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News, three hosts (including Lou Dobbs recently canceled) ) and former Trump lawyers Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell, saying they all spread false information that the company rigged the 2020 elections. Dominion, another voting machine at the center of unmasked electoral conspiracies, sued Lindell himself for US $ 1.3 billion. “I want to say something here – here are things that don’t make sense,” replied an excited Lindell. “Let’s just talk about Fox! You are already processed! It’s too late to close the gate, the cows are already out of the barn! “Expert MAGA continued:” Why can’t people go there and say their freedom of speech then ?! You are already sued, Fox. What do you have – will you be sued twice? What’s your problem? Increasingly agitated, Lindell expressed anger and frustration with the network before finally asking, “What are they doing? I do not understand. Is it a fake process? ”A treasure hunter, an expert on Satanism and Mike Lindell struggle to overthrow Biden’s victory in Arizona. Notably, Lindell’s pillow commercials are by far the biggest advertisers for Tucker Carlson Tonight, Fox’s most-watched show. As host Tucker Carlson has sparked controversy in recent years, the vast majority of top-tier advertisers have dropped out of the schedule. noble, leaving mainly MyPillow ads, Fox News promotions and direct marketers. Fox News reacts in any way to one of its biggest sponsors by directly calling the network, Lindell was able to force a right-wing channel to crawl back by not letting him tell crazy conspiracies in the air. After Newsmax anchor Bob Sellers repeatedly interrupted Lindell during an interview before literally leaving the set when the founder of MyPillow kept talking about electronic voting machines, Sellers begged “network friend” Lindell for forgiveness, assuring viewers that the tycoon of the pillow “would continue to be an important guest at Newsmax. ”Read more at The Daily Beast. Get our top news in your inbox every day. Subscribe now! Daily Beast Membership: Beast Inside goes deeper into the stories that matter to you. To know more.