"You tricked me, you did it to be funny, huh?" Lindell told Kimmel on the show.
"No, I didn't want you in there because you weren't vaccinated. I don't know — to be honest, I don't even remember why I decided you should be in there. It seemed like a good idea when it happened," Kimmel said.
"I have to say I was very surprised when you said you would do it. But you know, I put it out there, and you said yes, so I'm honoring that commitment that I made on the air," Kimmel added.
"You know, one of the differences between you and the claw machine is claw machines let go. And you will not let go with this voting thing, will you?" Kimmel asked.
In response, Lindell said he loves the USA and wants to help "save our country" by getting "rid of the computers" used in elections.
Lindell rejected Kimmel's suggestion that his "barometer when it comes to voting is off."
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"What it seems, Jimmy, is that the RNC didn't — their representatives didn't listen to the people of our country that wanted a change in the RNC leadership," Lindell said.
Lindell also gave Kimmel an updated total of how much he has spent pushing Trump's baseless claims of widespread voter fraud, saying he has spent more than $40 million on the cause. This sum includes his spending on Lindell TV, his streaming platform.
Lindell and representatives for Kimmel did not immediately respond to Insider's requests for comment.
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