Jimmy Kimmel and Mike Lindell are back to their shenanigans.
The late-night host and MyPillow CEO, who began feuding in 2021, met again on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Tuesday for a lively discussion – Kimmel from his usual seat and Lindell from inside a stuffed animal claw machine.
“You said (you) put me in here because I wasn’t vaccinated. You tricked me. You did it to be funny huh?” Lindell asked.
Kimmel couldn’t remember exactly why he decided to do it, but was shocked Lindell agreed to it.
“I didn’t want you in there because you weren’t vaccinated,” he replied. “It seemed like a good idea when it happened, and I have to say I was very surprised when you said you would do it. But I put it out there and you said ‘yes.’ So I’m honoring that commitment that I made on the air.”
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Lindell, an ally of former President Donald Trump, has made a name for himself perpetuating false claims about election fraud and rigged voting machines. He recently ran to be chair of The Republican National Committee, but lost overwhelmingly to Ronna McDaniel, who will serve for a fourth term.
Kimmel grilled Lindell about his false claims on the 2020 election.
“You know, one of the differences between you and the claw machine is that claw machines let go – and you will not let go with this voting thing,” Kimmel joked.
“Never,” Lindell said. “I want to help save our country and I love our country. I love the people in our country. And we’ve got to get rid of the computers in our elections.”
“These are just excuses for losing an election,” Kimmel responded.
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The two riffed back and forth for nearly 10 minutes, but ended their conversation cordially.
“One thing about you is you are definitely committed, and you should probably be committed to be honest with you,” Kimmel said.
Kimmel and Lindell first met for a face-to-face conversation on the late-night show in April 2021 after the men spent weeks calling each other out, Kimmel in his monologues and Lindell in TV interviews.
During their first interview in the “Live!” studio, Lindell discussed his recovery from a crack addiction and his friendship with Trump. He also repeated his slew of unfounded claims and told Kimmel he had not been vaccinated for COVID-19.
Kimmel seemed to express real concern for Lindell: “I worry about you,” he said. “I feel like you are maybe self-destructive, that you have lost everything repeatedly so many times in your life.”
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Contributing: Hannah Yasharoff
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Jimmy Kimmel brings Mike Lindell back on ‘Live’ from a claw machine
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