NEW RICHMOND., Wis. — MyPillow founder Mike Lindell, whose stated political amibitions include the governorship of Minnesota, has booked the River’s Edge campground and Apple River tubing site for an outdoor Saturday afternoon concert to promote his website FrankSpeech.com. Lindell said to expect a live-stream message from former President Trump, whom Lindell called “our real president.” The 150-acre campground’s management called the event a private affair with Lindell providing its own security. Lindell said there would be metal detectors. Admission is free. Lindell’s hype promised “a four-plane military fly-over.” He wasn’t specific but apparently the planes will be from the Deke Slayton Airfuest100 miles away in Lacrosse, although not the Navy Blue Angels but the Iowa-based ethanol-fueled civilian prop stunt team Vanguard Squadron. Entertainers and speakers, all from the right-wing summer circuit, include Chris Cox, Diamond & Silk, Danielle and Dinesh D’Souza, Brannon Howse, Charlie Kirk, and tough guy ex-Milwaukee Sheriff David Clarke.
MAGA Frank rally. That’s Lindell’s banner for the event, which builds on the Trump “Make America Great Again” campaign rheme, the new Lindell website Frank, and Lindell’s own political ambitions. The site is 40 miles northeast of St. Paul.