“Saturday Night Live’s” Weekend Update segment included a spoof of My Pillow founder Mike Lindell.
The spoof featured a blue shirt-clad Beck Bennett appearing as Lindell, a staunch supporter of former President Donald Trump who was banned from Twitter last week for what the social media network called “repeated violations” of its civic integrity policy.
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‘SNL’ comedian Colin Jost began the skit by asking Lindell about repeated claims that the November 2020 election was fraudulent, a narrative that incited pro-Trump rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6.
“Well, hold on there, Buck-o,” Bennett’s Lindell replied indignantly. “I didn’t inspire no insurrection, nobody! I’m just a normal American ex-crack addict turned pillow CEO and adviser to a former president.”
When asked about claims that Lindell brought documents about “martial law” to Trump at the White House, Lindell called it a “standard pillow meeting.”
“I suggested the military overthrow the government,” he said. “If that’s not democracy, I don’t know what is.”
“Dude, Dominion is threatening to sue you, and now Kohl’s and Bed, Bath & Beyond, they’re pulling MyPillow from the stores. Doesn’t that bother you?” asked Jost. (RELATED: ‘I’m Not Going To Be Erased’: MyPillow CEO Says Big Tech Won’t Destroy His Life And Business)
“Not at all, Colin, because you can always buy my book,” Lindell replied before reading a passage from his autobiography.