Mike Lindell returns to Twitter, gets suspended again

Greg P. | 5:57 PM on May 01, 2022

MyPillow CEO and Trump supporter Mike Lindell returned to Twitter today using the handle @MikeJLindell:

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell (@MikeJLindell) is back on Twitter attempting to evade his previous Twitter ban.

— Zachary Petrizzo (@ZTPetrizzo) May 1, 2022

The new account was confirmed by the man himself at the former president’s rally today in Nebraska:

.@MikeJLindell CONFIRMS to RSBN that his new Twitter account is legit. Follow him now! pic.twitter.com/5r3lvZng9n

— RSBN 🇺🇸 (@RSBNetwork) May 1, 2022

“Welcome back, Mike”:

This is certainly a good way to verify it's you. Welcome back, Mike.

— Joe Pags Pagliarulo (@JoeTalkShow) May 1, 2022

But, alas, this could not stand:

Very interested to see what Twitter will do. Mike Lindell had been banned https://t.co/I48ZH4iO8Y

— Daniel Chaitin (@danielchaitin7) May 1, 2022

The new Lindell account was quickly reported by many on Twitter:

@Twitter @TwitterSupport @TwitterSafety your rash is back

— Jonathan D. Lovitz (@jdlovitz) May 1, 2022

And journos were contacting Twitter, too:

I've reached out to Twitter regarding Mike Lindell being back on their platform. So far, no comment on the matter.

— Zachary Petrizzo (@ZTPetrizzo) May 1, 2022

So, so predictable: