IMHO [Lindell] has earned the right to stand there and offer his services to this country, even if it was done in a cringe-worthy manner, by many people's definition. Not mine I didn't see it, no opinion here. Lindell, for those unfamiliar with his life story, was a long term alcoholic, who turned his life around, build this business after recovering and then committed to hiring other recovering alcoholics, giving them a new lease on life as well. He continues to do this with a commitment ongoing.
I didnt see the interaction as well. If so what I wrote was bias on my part. I filled in the blanks.
I just presumed, that he was just used by this government as an easy distraction strategy. Which to be honest, I still do. But I better look up the interaction now before making qualifying claims.
Thought process in my mind was - sewing masks cant even produce N95 product needed, for that you need specialized machines (Switzerland just imported two automated ones from china), so with no testing in place, this is just this governments excuse for doing something - without doing, strictly speaking that much.
edit: I saw his speech now, and I (sadly) stand by my qualifying statement. He was sourced via internal networks, he allocated parts of his call center (good), and he is sewing cotton face masks for the time moving out of curfew, in real quantities (10.000 masks a day). (People will be urged to show behavioral change. Cotton face masks are the way to implement this, because people can not breath and do work, all day, using N95 masks.). He did everything right.
That said, he was used as a fill in for actual action demanded. If correctly so (strategy), numbers will tell afterwards.
If there never is a call by this government to use cotton face masks going out of curfews, you have your answer as well.
edit: He also indicated, that he had to switch over to manufacturing masks, because his normal business dropped off (people are hardly buying pillows during curfews), which I inferred correctly as well. I might have been out of line when judging that guys headspace (profiteering racket), without knowing his story. For that I'm sorry.