Rudy Giuliani, one of former Republican President Donald Trump's personal attorneys and reported closest confidantes, is back to his deeply weird antics. This time he's got something to sell you, in the literal sense.
During an hour-plus-long video on his YouTube channel—which he titled Common Sense without an ounce of irony—Giuliani claimed the Pentagon was about to release proof aliens exist. He took time out several times to flog MyPillow, the pillow company of problematic Trump pal Mike Lindell.
Yes, the man who was once dubbed "America's Mayor" for his actions on September 11, 2001 is now flogging a conspiracy theorist's pillows—and towels, and slippers—on his YouTube show.
Giuliani's effusive ad for MyPillow came during a lengthy diatribe about UFOs. His latest Common Sense episode included an interview with UFO expert Nick Pope, a former UFO investigator for the U.K.'s defense ministry who believes UFOs are a national security threat.
You can watch the full video here (or you can see the MyPillow highlights later in this article):
Giuliani made sure to praise former President Trump, who for some reason included a demand the Pentagon release a report on UFOs in one of last year's pandemic relief packages.
But it was Lindell's MyPillow products that seemed to get Giuliani's most effusive praise. He seemed barely able to contain his excitement over Lindell's expansion into the slipper market.
Rudy Giuliani is doing My Pillow ads during his hour-long YouTube video on UFOs.pic.twitter.com/7eIEYFpPYx— The Recount (@The Recount) 1622735160
Giuliani and Lindell have much more than a love of pillows and slippers in common.
They are both die-hard supporters of Donald Trump, both boosters of the former President's multiple conspiracy theories about the 2020 election and both believe sincerely—so it seems, at least—Democratic President Joe Biden is not really President despite almost 8 million more people voting for him and poll numbers that easily eclipsed Trump's.
Speaking of that conspiracy theory, the two share one other most unique similarity. They are both defendants in billion-dollar defamation lawsuits by Dominion Voting Systems, the voting software company they accused of helping Biden "cheat" his way into the White House.
Perhaps they're planning to share the profits from Giuliani's MyPillow ads to fund their legal defenses?
Whatever is going on here, Twitter had a field day with this deeply weird MyPillow ad.
Who could have imagined that the Rudy of 20 years ago would become the Mad Hatter.pic.twitter.com/TbNSbtI6Gs— Renadon (@Renadon) 1622750556
What the hell?https://twitter.com/therecount/status/1400478884899045379\u00a0\u2026— Katie Couric (@Katie Couric) 1622771139
the way he pronounces "slippers" like it's the name of a Lovecraftian creature he cannot comprehendhttps://twitter.com/therecount/status/1400478884899045379\u00a0\u2026— Scott Weinberg (@Scott Weinberg) 1622810264
Someone\u2019s desperate for money.......or maybe he IS just an expert on \u201cbedding\u201dpic.twitter.com/axGW3XcAb2— JellyBeanBonanza21 (@JellyBeanBonanza21) 1622762519
From America's mayor to late night shill! If his ONLY client had just paid him he wouldn't be in this mess. Hahahahaha— kdino (@kdino) 1622735914
He sure love those slippers. Lolpic.twitter.com/V50GA2SfIF— Paul Chambers\ud83d\udce2\ud83c\udfe5\ud83e\udd21 (@Paul Chambers\ud83d\udce2\ud83c\udfe5\ud83e\udd21) 1622794961
I hate that this sentence makes sense to me.https://twitter.com/therecount/status/1400478884899045379\u00a0\u2026— Nathan Ryan (@Nathan Ryan) 1622750355
I desperately want a time machine to take this clip back to NYC in 2001.https://twitter.com/therecount/status/1400478884899045379\u00a0\u2026— Helen Kennedy (@Helen Kennedy) 1622750557
We wish Giuliani luck in his new career as a MyPillow spokesman.
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