Does the MyPillow Guy Think He’s a Governor?

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🗓️ 1 June 2021

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Summary

Mike Lindell, the MyPillow CEO and Trumpist conspiracy-peddler, flew his private jet to the Republican Governors’ Association meeting the other day. The guvs promptly threw him out. But the incident got Molly Jong-Fast thinking: does the MyPillow CEO think he’s already a governor or something? Lindell claims he wouldn’t “run to be a dogcatcher right now,” because he doesn’t trust the voting machines. Plus! Politico’s Tara Palmeri talks about her search to find Liz Cheney supporters in Wyoming. And Battle for the Soul author Edward-Isaac Dovere gives us a peek into how Biden sees the political landscape.If you haven't heard, every single week The New Abnormal does a special bonus episode for Beast Inside, the Daily Beast’s membership program. where Sometimes we interview Senators like Cory Booker or the folks who explain our world in media like Jim Acosta or Soledad O’Brien. Sometimes we just have fun and talk to our favorite comedians and actors like Busy Phillips or Billy Eichner and sometimes its just discussing the fuckery. You can get all of our episodes in your favorite podcast app of choice by becoming a Beast Inside member where you’ll support The Beast’s fearless journalism. Plus! You’ll also get full access to podcasts and articles. To become a member head to newabnormal.thedailybeast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Molly Jongfast and welcome to the Daily Beast, the new abnormal.
0:05.8	I'm a left-wing pundit and an editor at large at the Daily Beast.
0:09.7	We're here to have fun, sharp conversations with some of the smartest people in media,
0:14.7	politics, and science that help make what's happening in the country and the world clearer.
0:20.3	Our world has been turned up to a down.
0:22.5	On the new abnormal, we'll talk about the people who got us into this mess and figure out
0:27.0	how to get ourselves out of it.
0:29.2	And I'm producer Jesse Cannon.
0:30.6	I'm here to make sure things don't go too far off the rails.
0:33.5	Today, we have a super insightful episode with Terrapal Mairi, co-author of Politico's
0:38.5	Playbook and host of Power of the Maxwells, a podcast on Jislin Maxwell's family.
0:43.2	And then we have Edward Isaac DeVore on his new book, Battle for the Soul, Inside the
0:47.9	Democrats Campaign to Defeat Trump, who's going to take us inside the Biden campaign and
0:52.4	administration and tell us what to expect next from them.
0:55.5	But first, we have Virginia Heffernand, an LA Times columnist and host of the podcast
1:00.5	After Trump.
1:01.8	Welcome to the new abnormal, Virginia.
1:04.0	I can't tell you how happy I am to be here.
1:07.0	I'm very excited because A, we've known each other for a million years.
1:11.6	And B, I always think of you as like a real grown-up.
1:14.8	Oh my gosh.
1:15.8	All right, I'm going to put it, I'm going to get it to get, I'm going to say complex
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