President Trump Made His Choice In Mike Lindell… Minnesota GOP Could Be Making A Big Mistake Not To Stand Behind It
Mike Lindell approaches government from the perspective of a businessman rather than a career politician.
One of the biggest takeaways from my recent interview with Mike Lindell wasn’t simply his vision for Minnesota—it was the growing divide inside the Republican Party after President Donald Trump endorsed his campaign for governor.
President Trump has built one of the most successful political movements in American history. Whether you supported him in 2016, 2020, or today, there is no denying that he has repeatedly demonstrated an ability to identify candidates he believes can advance the America First agenda. That’s why it is surprising to see resistance from some within Minnesota’s Republican establishment after Trump publicly endorsed Mike Lindell. During our interview, Lindell described what he says has been a wave of criticism from party leaders despite receiving the President’s backing.
Lindell approaches government from the perspective of a businessman rather than a career politician. Throughout our conversation, he repeatedly discussed reducing regulations, examining government spending, rooting out fraud, lowering taxes, and making Minnesota more affordable for families and employers. He argued that those same business principles helped him build a successful company and could help turn around a state facing economic and fiscal challenges.
Election integrity also remained a central theme of our discussion. Lindell argued that restoring confidence in elections is essential to rebuilding trust in government. He voiced support for voter identification, paper ballots, precinct-level counting, and passage of President Trump’s Save America Act, saying these measures would help ensure that only eligible citizens vote and restore public confidence in election outcomes.
Whether someone agrees with every proposal or not, one thing is difficult to ignore: millions of Americans have expressed concerns about election security. Confidence in the electoral process is fundamental to any constitutional republic. Rebuilding that confidence should be a priority for elected officials, regardless of party.
On immigration and cultural integration, Lindell said he believes Minnesota should cooperate with federal authorities in removing individuals who are in the country illegally and who have committed crimes, emphasizing that public safety must remain the top priority. He also argued that any legal immigration system must include clear expectations for assimilation, including learning English as a unifying language for civic participation, education, and economic opportunity—an idea he said is essential for national cohesion.
Lindell was also direct in his view that Sharia law is incompatible with the United States Constitution, which he said is the supreme legal framework for all states and citizens. In his remarks, he argued that no parallel legal system should ever supersede American constitutional law, and that laws governing courts, family matters, criminal justice, and civil rights must remain consistent under the U.S. Constitution in every state. He further stated that concerns about foreign legal systems influencing domestic governance have led some policymakers to call for explicit prohibitions at the state level, ensuring that American law remains uniform and not subject to competing legal codes. In his view, maintaining a single constitutional standard across all fifty states is essential to preserving national unity, equal protection under the law, and the rule of law itself.
At the end of the day, the momentum in this race is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore. Early polling has shown Lindell leading among Republican voters, even as he faces resistance from parts of the state party establishment. More importantly, the energy behind President Trump’s endorsement remains strong among grassroots conservatives across Minnesota, many of whom see this moment as a test of whether party leadership will align with the voters—or with internal politics. As the race continues to take shape, the question is not whether Trump’s influence is real, but whether the Minnesota GOP is willing to acknowledge the direction their own voters are already moving in. In the end, the Minnesota GOP leaders ignoring both the President’s endorsement and the will of the base may prove to be a far greater political risk than they know.
