MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell made an impromptu speech at a White House meeting involving several national business leaders, urging people to get back to their faith and read the Bible.
After the meeting, several CEOs were invited to address the assembled press from the podium.
After Lindell was done, he asked Trump whether he could make some “off-the-cuff” remarks, to which Trump agreed.
“God gave us grace on Nov. 8, 2016, to change the course we were on,” Lindell said, referring to the date Trump was elected president.
“God had been taken out of our schools and lives. A nation had turned its back on God, and I encourage you to use this time at home to get back in the Word. Read our Bibles and spend time with our families.
“Our president gave us so much hope where just a few short months ago we had the best economy, the lowest unemployment, and wages going up.
“It was amazing. With our great president, vice president, and this administration and all the great people in this country praying daily, we will get through this and get back to a place that’s stronger and safer than ever.”
After Lindell was finished, Trump took the stage and said Lindell’s remarks took him by surprise. “I did not know he was going to do that,” Trump said. “But he is a friend of mine, and I do appreciate it.”
Lindell’s spontaneous action was the talk of the town on social media, with many praising his opinion.
“Michael Lindell is a private citizen entitled to his own opinion. He is also being downright heroic for working to manufacture more masks,” correspondent Philip Wegmann of RealClearNews wrote on Twitter.