{"id":2643755,"date":"2026-08-12T16:27:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T20:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-lindell-lost-because-of-immigration-amnesty-proposal-steve-bannon\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T16:31:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T20:31:35","slug":"mike-lindell-lost-because-of-immigration-amnesty-proposal-steve-bannon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-lindell-lost-because-of-immigration-amnesty-proposal-steve-bannon\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Lindell lost because of immigration amnesty proposal: Steve Bannon"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmike-lindell-lost-because-of-immigration-amnesty-proposal-steve-bannon%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2643755&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Steve Bannon offered a blunt critique of Mike Lindell\u2019s recent defeat in Minnesota\u2019s GOP gubernatorial primary,attributing Lindell\u2019s loss to his proposal for a temporary amnesty for illegal immigrants,which Bannon described as &#8220;amnesty.&#8221; Despite Lindell&#8217;s close ties to trump and his endorsement by the former president, his immigration stance appeared to undermine his campaign.Trump reaffirmed his support for Lindell, calling him a dedicated fighter for election integrity, and encouraged Minnesotans to vote for him. However, Lindell\u2019s loss was part of a broader pattern of Trump-backed candidates losing key races, though Bannon still considers Trump\u2019s endorsement the &#8220;Gold Standard.&#8221; lindell, a frequent guest on Bannon\u2019s podcast and a supporter of conservative causes, claimed there were irregularities in the election results and expressed intentions to investigate further. his opponent, Lisa Demuth, will face democrat Amy Klobuchar in November.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>EXCLUSIVE \u2014<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/steve-bannon\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"779\">Steve Bannon<\/a> has a blunt assessment of MyPillow founder and Trump ally <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-lindell\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"11052\">Mike Lindell\u2019s<\/a> upset loss in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/minnesota\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"443\">Minnesota\u2019s<\/a> GOP gubernatorial primary on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSimple: amnesty,\u201d the former Trump adviser told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>, referencing Lindell\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4658121\/mike-lindell-six-month-amnesty-illegal-immigrants-minnesota-governor\/\">July proposal<\/a> to give illegal immigrants a one-time, six-month deportation \u201cmoratorium\u201d to apply for a visa to stay in the United States indefinitely, provided they do not commit crimes.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4685105\/mike-lindell-loss-immigration-amnesty-steve-bannon\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Mike Lindell lost because of immigration amnesty proposal despite Trump backing: Steve Bannon<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4684808\/doj-charges-sham-marriage-scheme-chinese-nationals-green-cards\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>DOJ charges 11 in alleged decadelong sham marriage scheme involving Chinese nationals<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4684259\/new-york-residents-ice-inflicting-unacceptable-terror\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>NYC residents say ICE has arrived and is inflicting \u2018unacceptable terror\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lindell often appears on Bannon\u2019s <em>War Room<\/em> podcast, where MyPillow is a recurring advertiser. The two share a conservative political streak and a long-running skepticism of how American elections are run. Yet Bannon did <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4661937\/mike-lindell-urged-withdraw-illegal-immigration-amnesty-proposal\/\">not hold back criticism<\/a> after the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4658121\/mike-lindell-six-month-amnesty-illegal-immigrants-minnesota-governor\/\">reported<\/a> Lindell\u2019s immigration proposal last month.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf Mike had not come out for amnesty, he would have won in a blowout \u2014 that\u2019s how powerful President Trump\u2019s endorsement is,\u201d Bannon added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116923765602106745\">endorsed<\/a> the \u201cPillow Man\u201d as his pick to replace outgoing Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) in July. He reiterated that support in a Tuesday Truth Social post, even after Lindell\u2019s proposal, which some <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4661937\/mike-lindell-urged-withdraw-illegal-immigration-amnesty-proposal\/\">pointed out<\/a> sounded more like a Democratic policy than a Republican one.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMike Lindell deserves a BIG WIN IN MINNESOTA today,\u201d the president <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/117077274595226430\">wrote Tuesday on Truth Social<\/a>. \u201cNobody has worked harder, and given up so much, in fighting for free and fair Elections.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WATCH: President Trump ask ALL MN Republicans to VOTE for MIKE LINDELL!<\/p>\n<p>The President knows Mike Lindell will Make Minnesota Affordable Again, clean up the fraud, and restore sanity.<\/p>\n<p>VOTE Mike Lindell TOMORROW,<br \/>AUGUST 11!<\/p>\n<p>Find Your Polling Location: <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QAefKok6Ce\">https:\/\/t.co\/QAefKok6Ce<\/a>\u2026 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gWEczzZ74D\">pic.twitter.com\/gWEczzZ74D<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mike Lindell (@realMikeLindell) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/realMikeLindell\/status\/2086909446153023890?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 10, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lindell\u2019s loss was not the only test of Trump\u2019s endorsement on Tuesday. Sen. Darline Graham Nordone (R-SC), whom Trump picked to succeed her late brother, Lindsey Graham, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4684089\/mike-lindell-darline-graham-nordone-show-limits-trump-endorsement-power\/%23google_vignette&#038;sa=D&#038;source=docs&#038;ust=1786564620931065&#038;usg=AOvVaw05_5EpgcpO_vCPwgiFi18b\">failed to win outright<\/a> and instead advanced to a runoff after her primary election.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those two results follow upset losses for Trump-backed candidates last week. Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4678622\/andy-ogles-charlie-hatcher-tennessee-house-primary\/&#038;sa=D&#038;source=docs&#038;ust=1786564730318604&#038;usg=AOvVaw3BKm4yB04yvikhP0YeJ5gl\">fell<\/a> after outside groups intervened in his primary, while Michigan congressional hopeful Amir Hassan lost to a candidate who had <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4676536\/republicans-embrace-candidate-who-dropped-out-amir-hassan-loss-no-funding\/\">suspended his campaign<\/a> weeks earlier.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Still, Bannon maintained that Trump\u2019s endorsement is the \u201cGold Standard.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He speculated that Lindell would not have crested 10% of the vote had Trump rescinded his endorsement. Lindell\u2019s support sat around 32.5% as of Wednesday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lindell\u2019s opponent, state House Speaker <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4681613\/trump-minnesota-governor-primary-mike-lindell-endorsement\/\">Lisa Demuth<\/a>, will now face Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) in November. Lindell <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RealLindellTV\/status\/2087524312874094757\">insisted<\/a> after the election that there were \u201cmathematical deviations\u201d that propelled Demuth\u2019s numbers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4676648\/mike-lindell-applauds-new-ice-detention-center-contract-minnesota-state-prisons\/#google_vignette\"><strong>MIKE LINDELL APPLAUDS NEW ICE DETENTION CENTER IN MINNESOTA: \u2018IT\u2019S A GOOD THING\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt just doesn\u2019t make sense, you guys,\u201d Lindell told reporters. \u201cWe need a day. We\u2019re going to look into it. This is what my teams have done.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to Lindell for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bannon blames Lindell\u2019s loss on amnesty proposal<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4301,"featured_media":2643756,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-collage-gyhhri1ec-1786564180777-e1786564799958.jpg?1786549829&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[3813,38887,5894,32102],"class_list":["post-2643755","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-immigration","tag-mike-lindell","tag-politics","tag-steve-bannon"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-collage-gyhhri1ec-1786564180777-e1786564799958.jpg?1786549829&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2643755","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4301"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2643755"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2643755\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2643763,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2643755\/revisions\/2643763"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2643756"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2643755"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2643755"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2643755"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}