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MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell announced retooling 75% of his manufacturing infrastructure is now producing masks for healthcare workers and plans to be making 50,000 a day by Friday of this week.
After saying that My Pillow’s factories will be producing 50,000 N95 masks by Friday, Mike Lindell encourages us to read our bibles and spend time with our families.
“With this administration and all the great people in this country praying daily, we will get through this” pic.twitter.com/f1mdtqLYzE
— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) March 30, 2020
Lindell went on to tout how proud he is to have his manufacturing done in America and thanked President Trump for empowering companies like MyPillow to fight this “invisible war”.
The grateful CEO then switched to a part of his speech that he referred to as “off the cuff”.
“God gave us grace on November 8th, 2016 to change the course we were on.” said Lindell. He continued “God had been taken out of our schools and lives, our nation had turned its back on God. And I encourage you, use this time in the home to get back in the Word, read our Bibles and spend time with our families.”.
Lindell has publicly praised President Trump in the past, calling his victory over Hillary Clinton a “miracle” and the answer to “millions of prayers” at the Conservative Political Action Conference in 2019.
During this week’s speech, Lindell talked about the amount of hope President Trump had inspired in Americans before the pandemic with many months of an “amazing” economy and record low unemployment numbers.
Lindell closed by declaring that the U.S. will be “stronger and safer than ever” on the other side of this pandemic.
This is one of the factories where Lindell has been able to train hundreds of employees in a matter of days how to develop masks for healthcare workers and first responders.
Many of the reactions on Twitter did not focus on the “amazing” economy, the ability to produce masks during a shortage, or the recommendation to bond with your family.
Some expressed skepticism.
So marketing. How much money did the my pillow guy donate to Trump. https://t.co/fcnlmStOHm
— Soledad O’Brien (@soledadobrien) March 30, 2020
Other objections were more insulting.
No one fights a pandemic better or more scientifically than the insane mypillow guy talking bible.
— Molly Jong-Fast🏡 (@MollyJongFast) March 30, 2020
A CNN’s own journalist pointed out that CNN cut away from Lindell as he he made the announcement of the new supplies, but returnd for President Trump.
Now that Trump has returned to podium, CNN has dipped back into the White House briefing. MSNBC and Fox stayed with the briefing throughout.
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) March 30, 2020
