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- Mike Lindell stormed off during an interview with the "Daily Show" correspondent Jordan Klepper.
- In a segment broadcast on Thursday, Klepper confronted Lindell about his election conspiracy theories.
- "You guys are horrible," Lindell told Klepper before storming off.
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MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell got into a heated exchange with Jordan Klepper after the "Daily Show" correspondent confronted him about his election conspiracy theories in Wisconsin last week.
Klepper attended the MAGA Frank Free Speech rally in New Richmond, Wisconsin to interview Trump supporters who are still holding out hope that the former president will return to the White House.
During the segment, which was broadcasted Thursday night, Klepper was able to interview Lindell himself, who has previously said he believes Trump will return to office in August this year.
Asked by Klepper if he still believes this, Lindell responded: "Absolutely."
"This is the crime of the century you're describing and they came to the MyPillow guy," Klepper said. "It's like watching that Bigfoot show. They don't find Bigfoot at the end, but if you tune in next week, maybe it's going to happen."
Lindell laughed and responded: "Good one," to which Klepper replied: "thank you." A long, uncomfortable pause ensued before Lindell eventually stormed off, saying "You guys are horrible."
You can watch the exchange below.
-The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) June 18, 2021
Lindell shared his side of the confrontation before it even aired on Comedy Central.
Earlier this week, the MyPillow CEO told Steve Bannon on his podcast "Real America's Voice" that producers of the show had insisted on conducting his interview in front of portable toilets, according to Raw Story.
Lindell has continued to push falsehoods about the election. He previously said he would obtain evidence by August of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election to present to the Supreme Court, which would delegitimize Biden's win.
As Insider has previously reported, the Supreme Court is not able to overturn a presidential election. The only way to remove a sitting president is through impeachment, but even then, the vice president would take over.