This is a list of notable individuals and organizations who voiced their

endorsement Endorsement (alternatively spelled "indorsement") may refer to a: * testimonial, a written or spoken statement promoting or advertising a product * political endorsement, publicly declaring support for a candidate * form added to an insurance po ...

of Donald Trump as the Republican Party's presidential nominee for the

2016 U.S. presidential election The 2016 United States presidential election was the 58th quadrennial United States presidential election, presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016. The Republican Party (United States), Republican ticket of businessman Donald ...

Primary campaign endorsements

Former Executive Branch officials

* Gary Berntsen, former officer of the Central Intelligence Agency Directorate of Operations (1982–2005) *

Pat Buchanan Patrick Joseph Buchanan (; born November 2, 1938) is an American paleoconservative political commentator, columnist, politician, and broadcaster. Buchanan was an assistant and special consultant to U.S. Presidents Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, an ...

, White House Communications Director (1985–1987), senior advisor to Richard Nixon and

Gerald Ford Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. ( ; born Leslie Lynch King Jr.; July 14, 1913December 26, 2006) was an American politician who served as the 38th president of the United States from 1974 to 1977. He was the only president never to have been elected ...

, author, and columnist *

Jeffrey D. Gordon Jeffrey D. "J.D." Gordon is an American communications and foreign policy adviser, who served as a Pentagon spokesman during the George W. Bush Administration and later a national security adviser to Donald Trump. Gordon is a retired United Stat ...

, retired United States Navy officer, communications and foreign policy adviser, and Pentagon spokesman from (2005–2009) * Michael Johns, former White House speechwriter to President

George H. W. Bush George Herbert Walker BushSince around 2000, he has been usually called George H. W. Bush, Bush Senior, Bush 41 or Bush the Elder to distinguish him from his eldest son, George W. Bush, who served as the 43rd president from 2001 to 2009; pr ...

and co-founder and national leader of the U.S. Tea Party movement *

Jeffrey Lord Jeffrey Lord (born July 25, 1951) is an American author, and political strategist in Pennsylvania, who served as an associate political director in the administration of former United States President Ronald Reagan.Lord, Jeffrey, (July 14, 2015 ...

, White House associate political director for the

Reagan Ronald Wilson Reagan ( ; February 6, 1911June 5, 2004) was an American politician, actor, and union leader who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. He also served as the 33rd governor of California from 1967 ...

administration (1987–1988) and political commentator *

Joseph E. Schmitz Joseph Edward Schmitz (born August 28, 1956) is an American lawyer, former inspector general of the United States Department of Defense and a former executive with Blackwater Worldwide. After working as a watchdog at the Pentagon for three and a ...

Inspector General An inspector general is an investigative official in a civil or military organization. The plural of the term is "inspectors general". Australia The Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security (Australia) (IGIS) is an independent statutory off ...

of the Department of Defense (2002–2005), former executive with

Blackwater Worldwide Blackwater was an American private military company founded on December 26, 1996 by former Navy SEAL officer Erik Prince. It was renamed Xe Services in 2009 and known as Academi since 2011 after it was acquired by a group of private investors. ...

, and member of the foreign policy advising committee for the Trump campaign.

U.S. Senators

;Current (as of endorsement) * Jeff Sessions of Alabama ;Former *

Scott Brown Scott Brown may refer to: Sportsmen *Scott Brown (American football), American college football coach of Kentucky State * Scott Brown (baseball) (born 1956), former Major League Baseball pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds *Scott Brown (footballer, bor ...

of Massachusetts * Jeffrey Chiesa of New Jersey *

Bob Kasten Robert Walter Kasten Jr. (born June 19, 1942) is an American Republican politician from the state of Wisconsin who served as a U.S. Representative from 1975 to 1979 and as a United States Senator from 1981 to 1993. Background Kasten was born in ...

of Wisconsin

U.S. Representatives

;Current

Lou Barletta Louis John Barletta (born January 28, 1956) is an American businessman and politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he served as mayor of Hazleton, Pennsylvania, from 2000 to 2010. ...

of Pennsylvania (previously endorsed Rick Santorum) * Kevin Cramer of North Dakota * Chris Collins of New York (previously endorsed Jeb Bush) * Jim Renacci of Ohio * Scott DesJarlais of Tennessee * Jimmy Duncan of Tennessee *

Renee Ellmers Renee Louise Ellmers ( Jacisin; born February 9, 1964) is an American registered nurse and politician who was the U.S. representative for from 2011 to 2017. She is a member of the Republican Party. Ellmers defeated seven-term Democratic incum ...

of North Carolina *

Duncan D. Hunter Duncan Duane Hunter (born December 7, 1976) is an American former politician and United States Marine who served as a U.S. representative for from 2013 to 2020. He is a member of the Republican Party, who was first elected to the House in 2008 ...

of California * Tom Marino of Pennsylvania * Jeff Miller of Florida, also Chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee * Tom Reed of New York (previously endorsed Jeb Bush) * Bill Shuster of Pennsylvania, also Chairman of the House Transportation Committee ;Former * Virgil Goode of Virginia (also Constitutional Party presidential nominee in 2012) * Bob Livingston of Louisiana * Doug Ose of California

Retired U.S. Armed Forces members

Michael T. Flynn Michael Thomas Flynn (born December 24, 1958) is a retired United States Army lieutenant general and conspiracy theorist who was the 24th U.S. National Security Advisor for the first 22 days of the Trump administration. He resigned in light of ...

, retired U.S. Lieutenant General, director of the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency (2012–2014), commander of the

Joint Functional Component Command for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance The Joint Functional Component Command for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (JFCC ISR) was a subordinate command of the United States Strategic Command, one of the nine Unified Combatant Commands under the United States Department of D ...

, and foreign policy adviser to the Trump campaign *

Bert Mizusawa Bert Kameaaloha Mizusawa (born January 1957) is a retired major general in the United States Army, serving in the Army from 1979 to 2015. Mizusawa also served in the United States Senate as a professional staff member and as a Senior Executive in ...

, retired U.S. Army Major General, former Deputy Director for Strategic Initiatives, Joint Chiefs of Staff, former commander of the Combined Joint Interagency Task Force-Afghanistan (CJIATF-A), and adviser to the Trump campaign *

Robert C. Oaks Robert Charles Oaks (born February 14, 1936) is a retired United States Air Force (USAF) general who served as commander of Air Training Command and United States Air Forces in Europe. Oaks was also a general authority of the Church of Jesus Chri ...

, retired U.S. Air Force General, commander of Air Training Command and United States Air Forces in Europe (1986–1990), former Senior Vice President of

U.S. Airways US Airways (formerly USAir) was a major United States airline that operated from 1937 until its merger with American Airlines in 2015. It was originally founded in Pittsburgh as a mail delivery airline called All American Aviation, which soon b ...

, and general authority of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints *

Paul E. Vallely Paul E. Vallely (born November 29, 1939) is a retired U.S. Army major general and senior military analyst for Fox News. He served in the Vietnam War and retired in 1993 as deputy commanding general, Pacific Command. In 2004, together with retir ...

, retired U.S. Army Major General, 351st Civil Affairs Commander (1982–1986), former Deputy Commanding General, Pacific Command, co-author of '' Endgame: The Blueprint for Victory in the War on Terror'', and Military Committee Chairman for the

Center for Security Policy The Center for Security Policy (CSP) is a US far-right, anti-Muslim, Washington, D.C.-based think tank. The organization's founder and current president is Frank Gaffney Jr. who is known for promoting falsehoods about former U.S. President B ...

State governors

;Current

* Chris Christie, New Jersey (former 2016 presidential candidate) * Paul LePage, Maine (previously endorsed Chris Christie) *

Rick Scott Richard Lynn Scott ( Myers, born December 1, 1952) is an American politician serving as the junior United States senator from Florida since 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he was the 45th governor of Florida from 2011 to 2019. Scott ...

, Florida

Territorial governors

* Ralph Torres, Northern Mariana Islands ;Former Jan Brewer by Gage Skidmore 3

* Jan Brewer, Arizona *

Donald DiFrancesco Donald Thomas DiFrancesco (born November 20, 1944) is a retired American politician who served as the 51st governor of New Jersey from 2001 to 2002. He succeeded Christine Todd Whitman after her resignation to become Administrator of the Enviro ...

, New Jersey (previously endorsed Chris Christie) *

Sarah Palin Sarah Louise Palin (; Heath; born February 11, 1964) is an American politician, commentator, author, and reality television personality who served as the ninth governor of Alaska from 2006 until her resignation in 2009. She was the 2008 R ...

, Alaska (former 2008 vice presidential candidate)

State officials

;Current *

Pam Bondi Pamela Jo Bondi (born November 17, 1965) is an American attorney, lobbyist, and politician. A Republican, she served as the 37th Florida attorney general from 2011 to 2019, the first woman elected to the office. In 2020, Bondi was one of Presid ...

, Attorney General of Florida (previously endorsed Jeb Bush) * Henry McMaster, Lt. Governor of South Carolina * Eric Skrmetta, Louisiana Public Service Commissioner ;Former *

André Bauer Rudolph Andreas "André" Bauer (born March 20, 1969) is an American businessman and politician who was the 87th Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina from 2003 to 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party. Bauer was a member of the South Car ...

, Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina

State legislators

;Current * Alabama State Representatives:

Ed Henry Edward Michael Henry Jr. (born July 20, 1971) is an American journalist. Henry was the co-host of ''America's Newsroom'' on the Fox News Channel, along with Sandra Smith. On June 20, 2011, he left CNN, to become the Fox News White House Corresp ...

, * Connecticut State Representative:

Anthony D'Amelio Anthony D'Amelio is an American politician. He served as a Republican member of the Connecticut House of Representatives, first elected in a 1996 special election, and re-elected in every regular election from then until 2020. In 2007, he ran fo ...

* Florida State Representative: Matt Gaetz * Georgia State Senators: Burt Jones, Michael Williams * Iowa State Senator:

Brad Zaun Bradley Zaun ( R- Urbandale) is an Iowa State Senator formerly from the 32nd District and currently the 20th District. He was the Republican nominee for Iowa's 3rd congressional district in the 2010 general election. Iowa Senate Zaun has ser ...

* Massachusetts State Representative: Geoff Diehl * Michigan State Senators:

Jack Brandenburg Jack Brandenburg (born October 22, 1951) is a retired Republican Michigan state senator. He was elected to office in 2010. Previously he had served for six years as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives and a member of that body's ap ...

, and

Joe Hune Joe Hune (born May 29, 1980) is a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Education Hune received his education from the following institutions: *Graduated, Fowlerville Community Schools, 1998 *Graduated, B.S. Financial Planning, Cleary Un ...

* Mississippi State Representatives: Becky Currie, Alex Monsour, Margaret Rogers, Gary Chism,

Gary Staples Gary V. Staples (January 16, 1940 – January 2, 2021) was an American Republican politician. In 2004 he was elected as a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the 88th District. Ramona Blackledge defeated incumbent Gary Stapl ...

* Nebraska State Senators:

Beau McCoy Beau McCoy (born November 12, 1980) is an American politician who served as a member of the Nebraska Legislature for the 39th district from 2009 to 2017. Early life and education McCoy was born in Burlington, Colorado, has been active in th ...

and Tommy Garrett * Nevada State Assemblyman:

Brent A. Jones Brent Allan Jones (born July 14, 1963) is an American lawyer, business owner and politician. He served one term as a Republican member of the Nevada Assembly. Early life Brent A. Jones was born in 1963 in Ojai, California. He played Little League ...

* New Hampshire State Representatives: Fred Doucette,

Werner Horn The 1915 Vanceboro international bridge bombing was an attempt to destroy the Saint Croix-Vanceboro Railway Bridge on February 2, 1915, by Imperial German spies. This international bridge crossed the St. Croix River between the border hamlets of ...

, Joe Pitre,

Stephen Stepanek Stephen Stepanek (born July 20, 1951) is an American politician from New Hampshire. A member of the Republican Party, he served as chair of the New Hampshire Republican Party from 2019 to 2023. Education and background Stepanek attended Villa ...

(Deputy Majority Leader),"Trump, speaking in NH: Politicians are 'all talk, no action'"
. ''New Hampshire Union Leader''. Dan Tamburello,

Joshua Whitehouse Joshua Daniel Whitehouse is an American politician who served as a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives for the town of Farmington from 2014 to 2016. Early life and education Whitehouse completed coursework towards a Bachelor ...

Al Baldasaro Alfred P. Baldasaro (born November 20, 1956) is a Republican politician from the state of New Hampshire. He is a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives. Baldasaro lives in Londonderry and represents District 5 in Rockingham Count ...

, Sue DeLemus, Tracy Emerick, Peter Varney,

Dan Itse Daniel C. Itse (born May 21, 1958) is an American politician who was a conservative Republican member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 2001 to 2018. A native of San Francisco, California, Itse is a professional engineer who res ...

, Jeffrey Oligny, Joe Duarte, David Wood,

Robert Luther Karl Theodor Robert Luther (April 16, 1822, Świdnica – February 15, 1900 Düsseldorf), normally published as Robert Luther, was a German astronomer. While working at the Bilk Observatory in Düsseldorf, Germany, he searched for asteroids and ...

, Gary Azarian, John J. Manning Jr., Steven Woitkun, Elisabeth Sanders * New Jersey State Senators: Michael J. Doherty, Joe Pennacchio * Pennsylvania State Representative

Mike Vereb Michael A. Vereb Sr. is an American politician who served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing the 150th legislative district from 2007 to 2017. He was first elected in 2006. Biography Vereb graduated from the Montgomery ...

* South Carolina State Representatives:

James H. Merrill James (Jim) H. Merrill was a Republican politician. He was a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 99th District, serving from 2001 to 2017. He was suspended from office in 2016 after being indicted on ethics charges ...

(former Majority Leader), Mike Ryhal * Utah State Representative: Greg Hughes (Speaker) * Washington State Senators:

Don Benton Donald Mark Benton (born April 8, 1957) is an American politician. Originally from Santa Clarita, California, he served as a member of the Washington House of Representatives from 1995 to 1996 and the Washington State Senate from 1996 to 2017, r ...

* West Virginia State Senators:

Donna J. Boley Donna Jean Boley (; born December 9, 1935) is a Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the West Virginia Senate representing the West Virginia's 3rd Senate district, 3rd district. List of Governors of West Virginia, West Virginia G ...

, Bill Cole (President) * West Virginia State Delegates: Randy Smith, Ron Walters, Ray Canterbury, Joshua Nelson ;Former * Arizona State Senators: Lori Klein, Thayer Verschoor * Georgia State Representative: Charlice Byrd * Idaho State Representative:

Phil Hart Philip Aloysius Hart (December 10, 1912December 26, 1976) was an American lawyer and politician. A Democrat, he served as a United States Senator from Michigan from 1959 until his death from cancer in Washington, D.C. in 1976. He was known as t ...

* Louisiana State Representative:

Stephen L. Gunn Stephen or Steven is a common English first name. It is particularly significant to Christians, as it belonged to Saint Stephen ( grc-gre, Στέφανος ), an early disciple and deacon who, according to the Book of Acts, was stoned to deat ...

(Independent) * Louisiana State Representative: Woody Jenkins * Louisiana State Senator:

Troy Hebert Troy Michael Hebert (born April 19, 1966) is a politician from Jeanerette, Louisiana, who is the former commissioner of the Louisiana Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control (ATC). Hebert was appointed commissioner by Republican Governor Bobby ...

* New Hampshire State Senators: Frank Sapareto, Dick Ferdinando * New Hampshire State Representatives: Jenn Coffey and Paula Johnson, Laurie Pettengill,

John Hikel John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second ...

, Lou Gargiulo, Tom Boriso, George Lambert, Tom Boriso * South Carolina State Senators: Jake Knotts * West Virginia State Senator:

Vic Sprouse Vic Sprouse is the former Republican Senate Minority Leader in the West Virginia State Senate. Sprouse was first elected to the West Virginia House of Delegates 30th district in 1994 and was subsequently elected to the West Virginia Senate from Kan ...

Mayors and other municipal or county leaders

;Current

* Joe Arpaio, sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona * Joseph Borelli, Council member for the 51st District of the

New York City Council The New York City Council is the lawmaking body of New York City. It has 51 members from 51 council districts throughout the five Borough (New York City), boroughs. The council serves as a check against the Mayor of New York City, mayor in a may ...

* Mary Hawkins Butler, Mayor of Madison, Mississippi *

Arnaldo Ferraro Arnaldo A. Ferraro (born September 3, 1936), is an American politician from New York. Biography He was born on September 3, 1936, in Italy. He emigrated to the United States in 1961 and later founded the Fiorello LaGuardia Republican Organization ...

, Republican Party chairman of

Kings County, New York Kings or King's may refer to: *Monarchs: The sovereign heads of states and/or nations, with the male being kings *One of several works known as the "Book of Kings": **The Books of Kings part of the Bible, divided into two parts **The ''Shahnameh'' ...

* Tim Howard, Erie County Sheriff *

Ed Mangano Edward P. Mangano (born March 24, 1962) is an American politician from the state of New York. A Republican, he was the Nassau County Executive from January 2010 to December 2017, and a former legislator in Nassau County, New York. He was electe ...

, County Executive of Nassau County, New York *

Joseph Mondello Joseph Nestor Mondello (February 13, 1938 – August 1, 2022) was an American politician and diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago from 2018 to 2021. He previously served as Chairman of the New York Republi ...

, Republican Party chairman of Nassau County, New York *

Bill Reilich William D. Reilich (born March 17, 1957) is an American politician best known for having served as a New York State Assemblyman. He serves as Supervisor of the Town of Greece. Most recently re-elected in a landslide receiving over 67% of the v ...

, Supervisor of the Town of Greece,

New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States New York may also refer to: Film and television * '' ...

Corey Stewart Corey Alan Stewart (born August 1, 1968) is an American retired politician who served four terms as at-large chair of the Board of Supervisors of Prince William County, Virginia from December 2006 to December 2019. Stewart was the Republica ...

, Chairman of the

Prince William Board of County Supervisors The Prince William Board of County Supervisors is the policy-making body for the government of Prince William County, Virginia. The county is divided into seven magisterial districts: Brentsville, Coles, Gainesville, Neabsco, Occoquan, Potomac, an ...

* Keith Summey, mayor of North Charleston, South Carolina ;Former * Greg Edwards, former Chautauqua County Executive * Charles Evers, former Mayor of Fayette, Mississippi, civil rights activist and brother of the late (first black mayor of Mississippi) Medgar Evers *

Rudy Giuliani Rudolph William Louis Giuliani (, ; born May 28, 1944) is an American politician and lawyer who served as the 107th Mayor of New York City from 1994 to 2001. He previously served as the United States Associate Attorney General from 1981 to 198 ...

, former mayor of New York City, New York *

Vincent Ignizio Vincent M. Ignizio (born October 2, 1974) is an American politician and former member and Minority Leader of the New York City Council representing Staten Island's 51st district. Before being elected to the City Council, he was a member of the ...

, Council member for the 51st District of the

Tom Leppert Thomas Chris Leppert (born June 15, 1954) is an American businessman and politician who is the former CEO of Kaplan, Inc., one of the world's largest education providers. He had oversight of the company's operating divisions (Kaplan Test Prep a ...

, former Mayor of Dallas, Texas

Businesspeople

* Thomas J. Barrack, Jr., Founder and Chairman of Colony Capital *

Andrew Beal Daniel Andrew Beal (born November 29, 1952) is an American banker, businessman, investor, and amateur mathematician. He is a Dallas-based businessman who accumulated wealth in real estate and banking. Born and reared in Lansing, Michigan, Beal i ...

, Founder and Chairman of

Beal Bank Beal Bank is an American bank, which was founded by Texas-based entrepreneur D. Andrew "Andy" Beal. It includes two separately chartered banks, Beal Bank and Beal Bank USA. Each entity is insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDI ...

* Bernard Brscic, Slovenian neo-liberal economist *

Bernie Ecclestone Bernard Charles Ecclestone (born 28 October 1930) is an English business magnate. He is the former chief executive of the Formula One Group, which manages Formula One motor racing and controls the commercial rights to the sport, and part-owns ...

, Formula One Group Chief Executive * Marc Faber, Swiss investor * Brian France, CEO and Chairman of NASCAR *

Harold Hamm Harold Glenn Hamm (born December 11, 1945) is an American entrepreneur in the oil and gas business. He is known for extracting shale oil resources. , Hamm's net worth is estimated to be billion, making him the 63rd wealthiest person in the wor ...

, billionaire, entrepreneur, and oil and gas industry pioneer * Carl Icahn, billionaire activist investor *

Robert Kiyosaki Robert Toru Kiyosaki (born April 8, 1947) is an Japanese-American, American entrepreneur, businessman and author. Kiyosaki is the founder of Rich Global LLC and the Rich Dad, Rich Dad Company, a private financial education company that provides ...

, businessman and author (authored two business books with the candidate) * Charles Kushner, real estate developer and co-owner of

Kushner Properties Kushner Companies LLC is an American real estate developer in the New York City metropolitan area. The company's biggest presence is in the New Jersey residential market. A study published in December 2017 by ''Bloomberg News'' indicated that ...

* Jared Kushner, co-owner of

, owner of '' The New York Observer'', son-in-law of the candidate * Erik Laykin, author, international cybersecurity expert and co-chair of LA Trump *

Nancy Mace Nancy Ruth Mace (born December 4, 1977) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for South Carolina's 1st congressional district since 2021. Her district includes much of the state's share of the East Coast, from Charleston t ...

, businesswoman and author * Carl Paladino, real estate mogul, Chairman of the

Ellicott Development Co. Ellicott Development Co. is an American property management, leasing and development real estate firm based in Buffalo, New York and led by CEO William Paladino. The company's asset base includes residential, commercial, hotels, parking garages, a ...

, Buffalo Public Schools board of education member, 2010 New York gubernatorial candidate *

Willie Robertson Willie Jess Robertson (born April 22, 1972) is an American TV personality, businessman, author and news contributor. He is best known for his appearances on the reality TV series ''Duck Dynasty'' on A&E, and is the current CEO of the company D ...

, CEO of

Duck Commander Duck Commander is an American hunting and outdoor recreation company in West Monroe, Louisiana. Founded by Phil Robertson, a football quarterback at Louisiana Tech University, he developed and patented the company's namesake duck call the ''Duc ...

, star of '' Duck Dynasty'' (previously endorsed Bobby Jindal) *

Wayne Allyn Root Wayne Allyn Root (born July 20, 1961) is an American conservative television and radio host, author, activist, conservative political commentator and conspiracy theorist. He is the host of two new television shows, daily at 7 PM ET on Lindell TV ...

, businessman, politician, television and radio personality (and Libertarian Party nominee for Vice President in 2008) *

Phil Ruffin Phillip Gene Ruffin (born March 14, 1935) is an American businessman. He owns the Treasure Island Hotel and Casino and Circus Circus Las Vegas, Circus Circus Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, in addition to a number of other enterprises including hot ...

, businessman, owner of Treasure Island Hotel and Casino, and partner of

Trump Hotel Las Vegas The Trump International Hotel Las Vegas is a 64-story hotel, condominium, and timeshare located on Fashion Show Drive in Paradise, Nevada, US, named for owner Donald Trump, who later became US president. It is located down the street from Wynn La ...

* Lou Sola, Miami yachtbroker and Republican donor * Paul Teutul, Sr. Co. founder of Orange County Choppers *

Donald Trump Jr. Donald John Trump Jr. (born December 31, 1977) is an American political activist, businessman, author, and former television presenter. He is the eldest child of Donald Trump, 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021, and his firs ...

, businessman, son of the candidate * Eric Trump, businessman and philanthropist, son of the candidate * Ivanka Trump, businesswoman, writer, and former model, daughter of the candidate * Dana White, president of Ultimate Fighting Championship * Steve Wynn, billionaire business magnate, CEO of

Wynn Resorts Limited Wynn or wyn (; also spelled wen, ƿynn, and ƿen) is a letter of the Old English alphabet, where it is used to represent the sound . History The letter "W" While the earliest Old English texts represent this phoneme with the digraph , ...

Wirt Yerger Wirt may refer to: People Wirt as surname * Elizabeth Washington Gamble Wirt (1784-1857), American author * John S. Wirt (1851–1904), American politician and lawyer * Václav Wirt (1893-1962), Czech gymnast * Wigand Wirt (1460-1519), German ...

III, business leader

University and academic figures

;Current * A.D Amar, Professor of Management at the

W. Paul Stillman School of Business The W. Paul Stillman School of Business is a post-secondary degree-granting institution concentrating in business within Seton Hall University in South Orange, New Jersey. It educates both undergraduate and graduate students. The W. Paul Stillman ...

, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ *

Peter Navarro Peter Kent Navarro (born July 15, 1949) is an American political figure who served in the Trump administration as the Assistant to the President, Director of Trade and Manufacturing Policy, and the national Defense Production Act policy coordina ...

, Professor of Economics and Public Policy at the Paul Merage School of Business, University of California, Irvine *

Walid Phares Walid Phares ( ar, وليد فارس, ; born December 24, 1957) is a Lebanon, Lebanese-born American scholar and conservative political pundit. He worked for the Republican presidential campaigns of Mitt Romney presidential campaign, 2012, Mitt R ...

, Lebanese-born American professor at the National Defense University and Daniel Morgan Academy in Washington, member of the foreign policy advising committee for the Trump campaign ;Former * Ben Carson, retired

Johns Hopkins Johns Hopkins (May 19, 1795 – December 24, 1873) was an American merchant, investor, and philanthropist. Born on a plantation, he left his home to start a career at the age of 17, and settled in Baltimore, Maryland where he remained for most ...

neurosurgeon and former 2016 presidential candidate

International political figures

Nigel Farage MEP 1, Strasbourg - Diliff (cropped)

Geert Wilders op Prinsjesdag 2014 (cropped)

National ministers and secretaries

* David Johnston, Australian Senator for the Liberal Party and Former Minister for Defence

Members of national and supranational parliaments

Gilbert Collard Gilbert Georges Jean Camille René Collard (; born 3 February 1948) is a French writer, barrister and politician serving as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) since 2019. A member of the National Rally (RN) until 2022, he was a member of t ...

, French MP, member of the ''Rassemblement Bleu Marine'' (RBM) * Filip Dewinter, Belgian politician, Flemish MP and member of the

Flemish nationalist The Flemish Movement ( nl, Vlaamse Beweging) is an umbrella term which encompasses various political groups in the Belgian region of Flanders and, less commonly, in French Flanders. Ideologically, it encompasses groups which have sought to promo ...

'' Vlaams Belang'' * Mark Latham, Australian politician, former MP, former Leader of the Opposition, author of ''Civilising Global Capital'', and member and former leader of the

social democratic Social democracy is a political, social, and economic philosophy within socialism that supports political and economic democracy. As a policy regime, it is described by academics as advocating economic and social interventions to promote soci ...

Australian Labor Party *

Ilias Panagiotaros Ilias Panagiotaros ( el, Ηλίας Παναγιώταρος; born 1973) is a former member of the Hellenic Parliament, representing Golden Dawn and was later tried and convicted of belonging to a criminal organization. In September 2013, Panagio ...

, Greek politician, MP, and member of the nationalist and Metaxist

Golden Dawn Golden Dawn or The Golden Dawn may refer to: Organizations * Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, a nineteenth century magical order based in Britain ** The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, Inc., a modern revival founded in 1977 ** Open Source ...

party *

David Rachline David Rachline (born 2 December 1987) is a French politician for National Rally. He was elected mayor of Fréjus in March 2014 and elected to the French Senate in September 2014. Early life and education David Rachline was born the son of soci ...

, member of the French Senate, former mayor of

Fréjus Fréjus (; ) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. In 2019, it had a population of 54,458. It neighbours Saint-Raphaël, effectively forming one urban agglomeration. The north of ...

, and member of the ''

Front National The National Rally (french: Rassemblement National, ; RN), until 2018 known as the National Front (french: link=no, Front National, ; FN), is a far-rightAbridged list of reliable sources that refer to National Rally as far-right: Academic: ...

'' * Vladimir Zhirinovsky, Russian politician, Vice Chairman of the

State Duma The State Duma (russian: Госуда́рственная ду́ма, r=Gosudárstvennaja dúma), commonly abbreviated in Russian as Gosduma ( rus, Госду́ма), is the lower house of the Federal Assembly of Russia, while the upper house ...

and leader of the

Liberal Democratic Party of Russia ) , abbreviation = LDPR (English)ЛДПР (Russian) , native_name = , newspaper = ''For the Russian People'' , youth_wing = , seats1_title = Seats in the Federation Council , seats1 = , seats2_title ...

Regional ministers, legislators, and party leaders

* Nigel Farage, Former leader (twice) and current interim leader of the UK Independence Party (2006–2009, 2010–2016, Interim leader 2016-), Gave a speech at one Trump rally but never officially endorsed him due to Farage previously being critical of Barack Obama for endorsing

Remain Remain may refer to: * ''Remain'' (José González EP) * ''Remain'' (KNK EP) *''Remain'', poetry book by Jennifer Murphy, 2005 *''Remain'', album by Tyrone Wells, 2009 *''Remain'', album by Great Divide, 2002 *''Remain'', album by Them Are Us Too ...

pre. Brexit. (Previously supported

Rand Paul Randal Howard Paul (born January 7, 1963) is an American physician and politician serving as the junior U.S. senator from Kentucky since 2011. A member of the Republican Party, he is a son of former three-time presidential candidate and 12 ...

) *

Pauline Hanson Pauline Lee Hanson (''née'' Seccombe, formerly Zagorski; born 27 May 1954) is an Australian politician who is the founder and leader of One Nation, a right-wing populist political party. Hanson has represented Queensland in the Australian ...

, Australian politician, leader of

Pauline Hanson's One Nation Pauline Hanson's One Nation (PHON or ONP), also known as One Nation or One Nation Party, is a Right-wing populism, right-wing populist List of political parties in Australia, political party in Australia. It is led by Pauline Hanson. One Nat ...

and Senator for the state of Queensland * Jean-Marie Le Pen, French politician,

MEP MEP may refer to: Organisations and politics * Mahajana Eksath Peramuna, a political party in Sri Lanka * Mahajana Eksath Peramuna (1956), a former political alliance in Sri Lanka * Maison européenne de la photographie, a photography centre ...

, founder and former leader of the

souverainist Sovereigntism, sovereignism or souverainism (from french: souverainisme, , meaning the ideology of sovereignty) is the notion of having control over one's conditions of existence, whether at the level of the self, social group, region, nation o ...

'' * Henry de Lesquen, French politician, candidate for President of French Republic in 2017, founder and president of French National Liberal party *

Robert Ménard Robert Ménard (born 6 July 1953) is a French far-right politician, currently serving as Mayor of Béziers. Formerly a journalist, he was a co-founder of the Paris-based international non-governmental organisation Reporters Without Borders, actin ...

, French independent politician (supported by the ''

'') and Mayor of Béziers, France *

Mischaël Modrikamen Mischaël Modrikamen (born 22 February 1966) is a Belgians, Belgian right wing politician and lawyer. He is the co-founder and leader of the People's Party (Belgium), People's Party. He is the vice-president of the Alliance for Direct Democracy in ...

, Belgian politician, leader of the People's Party *

Tomio Okamura is a Czech politician and entrepreneur of Moravian Wallachian, Japanese and Korean ethnicity. He founded the Czech political parties Dawn of Direct Democracy and Freedom and Direct Democracy (SPD). Since October 2013, he has been a member of the ...

, Czech politician, leader of Freedom and Direct Democracy * Andrey Rostenko, Russian politician, Mayor of Yalta, Crimea *

Matteo Salvini Matteo Salvini (; born 9 March 1973) is an Italian politician who has served as Deputy Prime Minister of Italy and Italian Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, Minister of Infrastructure and Transport since 2022. He has been List of Federal ...

, Italian politician,

, leader of the secessionist

Lega Nord Lega Nord (; acronym: LN), whose complete name is (), is a right-wing, federalist, populist and conservative political party in Italy. In the run-up of the 2018 general election, the party was rebranded as (), without changing its official n ...

* Vojislav Šešelj, Serbian politician, founder and leader of the Serbian Radical Party *

Andrej Šiško Andrej Šiško (born 24 April 1969 in Koper) is a Slovenian far-right politician and convicted criminal. He is the head of the far-right party Movement for United Slovenia ( sl, Zedinjena Slovenija) In 1985, Šiško founded the Anti-Communist Orga ...

, leader of the right-wing Movement of United Slovenia *

Tom Van Grieken Tom Jozef Irène Van Grieken (born 7 October 1986) is a Belgian politician and author who has served as leader of Vlaams Belang since October 2014. Early life Van Grieken was born in Antwerp and later moved to Mortsel where he served as a muni ...

, Belgian politician, Flemish MP and leader of the

'' Vlaams Belang'' * Geert Wilders, Dutch politician, MP, and leader of the national liberal

Party for Freedom The Party for Freedom ( nl, Partij voor de Vrijheid, PVV) is a nationalist, right-wing populist political party in the Netherlands. Founded in 2006 as the successor to Geert Wilders' one-man faction in the House of Representatives, it won nine ...

Organizations

* American Freedom Party * National Black Republican Association *

Rent Is Too Damn High Party The Rent Is Too Damn High Party (Rent Is 2 Damn High Party) is a single issue political party, primarily active in the state of New York, that has nominated candidates for mayor of New York City in 2005 and 2009, and for governor and senator in ...

Trade unions

* National Border Patrol Council, largest border patrol union in U.S, representing 16,000 members. (first presidential endorsement in history) * New England

Police Benevolent Association Police unions in the United States include a large number and patchwork variety of organizations. Of those unions which conduct labor negotiations on behalf of its police members, 80% are independent and have no affiliation to any larger organized ...

Religious leaders

* Mark Burns, pastor and co-founder of the South Carolina-based Christian TV network, The NOW Network *

Jerry Falwell, Jr. Jerry Lamon Falwell Jr. (; born June 17, 1962) is an American attorney, former academic administrator, and prominent evangelical. Starting with his 2007 appointment upon the death of his father, televangelist and conservative activist Jerry Falw ...

, president of Liberty University *

Robert Jeffress Robert James Jeffress Jr. (born November 29, 1955) is an American Southern Baptist pastor, author, radio host, and televangelist. He is the senior pastor of the 14,000-member First Baptist Church (Dallas), First Baptist Church, a megachurch in D ...

, pastor of First Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas *

Emmanuel Lemelson Emmanuel Lemelson (born Gregory Manoli Lemelson, June 29, 1976) is an American-born Greek Orthodox priest, social commentator and hedge fund manager. Between 1999 and 2010, he ran the internet company Amvona. In 2011, Lemelson was ordained a Gr ...

, Greek Orthodox priest in New Hampshire * James F. Linzey, ordained minister in the

Southern Baptist Convention The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) is a Christian denomination based in the United States. It is the world's largest Baptist denomination, and the largest Protestant and second-largest Christian denomination in the United States. The wor ...

James David Manning James David Manning (born February 20, 1947) is an American pastor at the ATLAH World Missionary Church. Manning grew up in Red Springs, North Carolina, and has been with ATLAH since 1981. ATLAH stands for All The Land Anointed Holy, which is M ...

, chief pastor at the

ATLAH World Missionary Church ATLAH World Missionary Church (formerly Bethelite Missionary Baptist Church) is a Christian church and ministry located in Harlem, New York. James David Manning is the chief pastor. The church campus is the site of the unaccredited ATLAH Theolog ...

Mike Murdock Michael Dean Murdock (born April 18, 1946) is an American Contemporary Christian singer-songwriter, televangelist and pastor of The Wisdom Center ministry based in Haltom City, Texas. Murdock preaches around the world and is best known for his pr ...

, singer-songwriter, televangelist and pastor of the Wisdom Center ministry

Other notable individuals

Actors and comedians

Kirstie Alley Kirstie Louise Alley (January 12, 1951 – December 5, 2022) was an American actress. Her breakout role was as Rebecca Howe in the NBC sitcom ''Cheers'' (1987–1993), for which she received an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe in 1991. From 1997 ...

, actress, comedian and spokesmodel * Scott Baio, actor (previously endorsed Scott Walker) * Stephen Baldwin, actor * Gary Busey, actor * Robert Davi, actor, singer, and director * Lou Ferrigno, actor and bodybuilder *

Jerry Lewis Jerry Lewis (born Joseph Levitch; March 16, 1926 – August 20, 2017) was an American comedian, actor, singer, filmmaker and humanitarian. As his contributions to comedy and charity made him a global figure in popular culture, pop culture ...

, comedian, actor, singer, producer, screenwriter, and director *

Amy Lindsay Amy Lindsay is an American actress and former softcore pornographic film performer. Lindsay has had guest television appearances as Lana in the ''Star Trek: Voyager'' episode "Endgame (Star Trek: Voyager), Endgame", in ''Silk Stalkings'', and a ...

, actress and former softcore pornographic film performer *

Brandi Love Tracey Lynn Livermore, known professionally as Brandi Love, is an American Pornographic film actor, pornographic actress. She is a member of the List of members of the AVN Hall of Fame, AVN and List of members of the XRCO Hall of Fame, XRCO Ha ...

, adult model and pornographic actress * Jim Norton, comedian, actor, radio host * Jean-Claude Van Damme, Belgian actor, martial artist, screenwriter, film producer, and director * Jon Voight, actor *

Fred Williamson Frederick Robert Williamson (born March 5, 1938), also known as The Hammer, is an American actor and former professional American football defensive back who played mainly in the American Football League during the 1960s. Williamson is perhaps ...

, actor

Athletes and sports figures

Rocky Boiman ''Rocky'' is a 1976 American sports drama film directed by John G. Avildsen and written by and starring Sylvester Stallone. It is the first installment in the ''Rocky'' franchise and stars Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, and Burgess ...

, former

NFL The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the major ...

linebacker, talk radio host * Tom Brady,

quarterback *

Adrien Broner Adrien Jerome Broner (; born July 28, 1989) is an American professional boxer. He has held multiple world championships in four weight classes, including the WBO super featherweight title from 2011 to 2012, the WBC lightweight title from 201 ...

, professional boxer * Clay Buchholz, MLB pitcher *

Zeb Colter Wayne Maurice Keown (born November 29, 1949) is an American professional wrestling manager, booker and retired professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Dutch Mantel (also spelled Dutch Mantell). Keown debuted in 1972, as Wayne Cow ...

, professional wrestling manager * John Daly, professional golfer * Johnny Damon, retired MLB player * Ted DiBiase, former professional wrestler * Mike Ditka, retired

player, coach and television commentator *

, CEO Formula One,

UK Labour Party The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom that has been described as an alliance of social democrats, democratic socialists and trade unionists. The Labour Party sits on the centre-left of the political spectrum. In all gene ...

Member *

Bill Elliott William Clyde Elliott (born October 8, 1955), also known as Awesome Bill from Dawsonville, Million Dollar Bill, or Wild Bill is an American former professional stock car racing driver. He competes full time in the Camping World Superstar Racing ...

, retired NASCAR driver * Chase Elliott, NASCAR driver *

Natalie Gulbis Natalie Anne Gulbis (born January 7, 1983) is an American professional golfer who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. Golf career Gulbis was born and raised in the Sacramento, California, area. She has Latvian ancestry. Gulbis started finding ...

, professional golfer on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. *

Hulk Hogan Terry Eugene Bollea (; born August 11, 1953), better known by his ring name Hulk Hogan, is an American retired professional wrestler. He is widely regarded as the most recognized wrestling star worldwide and the most popular wrestler of the 19 ...

, former professional wrestler * Holly Holm, mixed martial artist *

Lou Holtz Louis Leo Holtz (born January 6, 1937) is an American former football player, coach, and analyst. He served as the head football coach at The College of William & Mary (1969–1971), North Carolina State University (1972–1975), the New York ...

, Hall of Fame college football coach *

Richie Incognito Richard Dominik Incognito Jr. (born July 5, 1983) is a former American football guard. He played college football at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the third round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played fo ...

player * Gene Keady, college basketball coach *

Bob Knight Robert Montgomery Knight (born October 25, 1940) is an American former basketball coach. Nicknamed "the General", Knight won 902 NCAA Division I men's college basketball games, a record at the time of his retirement, and currently fourth all-ti ...

, Hall of Fame college basketball coach * Jerry Lawler, professional wrestler * Matt Light, retired

offensive tackle *

Nick Mangold Nicholas Allan Mangold (born January 13, 1984) is a former American football center. He played college football at Ohio State, and was drafted by the New York Jets in the first round of the 2006 NFL Draft. Mangold was a seven-time Pro Bowl selec ...

, All-Pro

center for the

New York Jets The New York Jets are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Jets compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) East division. The J ...

* Mark Martin, retired NASCAR driver *

Shawne Merriman Shawne DeAndre Merriman (born May 25, 1984), nicknamed "Lights Out", is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Maryland Terrapins and was sel ...

, retired

linebacker * Ryan Newman, NASCAR driver * Paul O'Neill, retired MLB baseball player * Terrell Owens, retired

wide receiver and television personality * Billy Packer, former college basketball player and color analyst *

Digger Phelps Richard Frederick "Digger" Phelps (born July 4, 1941) is an American former college basketball coach, most notably of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish from 1971 to 1991. For 20 years, from 1993 to 2014, he served as an analyst on ESPN. He got the n ...

, former college basketball coach *

David Ragan David Lee Ragan (born December 24, 1985) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 15 Ford Mustang for Rick Ware Racing, and is also an analyst for NASCAR on Fox ...

, NASCAR driver *

John Rocker John Loy Rocker (born October 17, 1974) is a former American relief pitcher who played six seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), primarily with the Atlanta Braves. Making his major league debut in 1998 as a member of the Braves, with whom he p ...

, retired MLB baseball player * Dennis Rodman, retired professional basketball player and television personality * Rex Ryan,

head coach for the

Buffalo Bills The Buffalo Bills are a professional American football team based in the Buffalo metropolitan area. The Bills compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) East division. ...

, also former head coach for the

* Chael Sonnen, retired UFC fighter, ESPN commentator and actor * Latrell Sprewell, retired NBA All-Star basketball player *

Miesha Tate Miesha Theresa Tate ( ; born August 18, 1986) is an American professional mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist. She currently competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), in which she is a former UFC Women's Bantamweight Champions ...

, former UFC women's bantamweight champion *

Mike Tyson Michael Gerard Tyson (born June 30, 1966) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1985 to 2005. Nicknamed "Iron Mike" and "Kid Dynamite" in his early career, and later known as "The Baddest Man on the Planet", Tyson is cons ...

, former professional boxer, actor * Kevin Von Erich, former professional wrestler *

Herschel Walker Herschel Junior Walker (born March 3, 1962) is an American former football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 12 seasons. He was also the Republican nominee in the 2022 United States Senate election in Georgia. ...

, retired

player and

MMA Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorp ...

fighter * Chris Weidman, former UFC middleweight champion

Political strategists

Alex Castellanos Alejandro Castellanos (born 1954) is a Cuban-American political consultant. He has worked on electoral campaigns for Republican candidates including Bob Dole, George W. Bush, Jeb Bush, and Mitt Romney. In 2008, Castellanos, a partner at Nation ...

, Cuban American political consultant. He has worked on electoral campaigns for Republican candidates including

Bob Dole Robert Joseph Dole (July 22, 1923 – December 5, 2021) was an American politician and attorney who represented Kansas in the United States Senate from 1969 to 1996. He was the Republican Leader of the Senate during the final 11 years of his te ...

George W. Bush George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, Bush family, and son of the 41st president George H. W. Bush, he ...

, Jeb Bush and

Mitt Romney Willard Mitt Romney (born March 12, 1947) is an American politician, businessman, and lawyer serving as the junior United States senator from Utah since January 2019, succeeding Orrin Hatch. He served as the 70th governor of Massachusetts f ...

Commentators, writers and columnists

Milo Yiannopoulos, Journalist, Broadcaster and Entrepreneur-1441 (8961808556) cropped

Conrad Black Conrad Moffat Black, Baron Black of Crossharbour (born 25 August 1944), is a Canadian-born British former newspaper publisher, businessman, and writer. His father was businessman George Montegu Black II, who had significant holdings in Canadi ...

, Canadian-born British citizen, convicted criminal, former newspaper publisher and author * Ann Coulter, political commentator and writer * Adam Curry, political commentator and former MTV VJ * Lou Dobbs, American television personality, author, radio host and host of Lou Dobbs Tonight on

Fox Business Fox Business (officially known as Fox Business Network, or FBN) is an American business news channel and website publication owned by the Fox News Media division of Fox Corporation. The channel broadcasts primarily from studios at 1211 Avenue ...

* Alexander Dugin, Russian political scientist, author of ''

The Foundations of Geopolitics ''The Foundations of Geopolitics: The Geopolitical Future of Russia'' is a geopolitical book by Aleksandr Dugin. Its publication in 1997 was well received in Russia; it has had significant influence within the Russian military, police, and fore ...

'' and ''

The Fourth Political Theory ''The Fourth Political Theory'' (russian: Четвертая политическая теория, ) is a book by the Russian philosopher and political analyst Aleksandr Dugin, published in 2009. In the book, Dugin states that he is laying the fo ...

'' and member of the

Russian nationalist Russian nationalism is a form of nationalism that promotes Russian cultural identity and unity. Russian nationalism first rose to prominence in the early 19th century, and from its origin in the Russian Empire, to its repression during early B ...

Eurasia Party * Dmitri K. Kiselyov, head of government-owned Russian news agency Rossiya Segodnya (''Russia Today'') on channel Rossiya 1 *

Paul J. Manafort Paul John Manafort Jr. (; born April 1, 1949) is an American lobbyist, political consultant, and attorney. A long-time Republican Party campaign consultant, he chaired the Trump presidential campaign from June to August 2016. Manafort served ...

, Trump campaign chairman, lobbyist, senior Republican political consultant, former director of the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, former consultant to ousted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych *

Gavin McInnes Gavin Miles McInnes (; born 17 July 1970) is a Canadian writer, podcaster and far-right commentator and founder of the Proud Boys. He is the host of '' Get Off My Lawn with Gavin McInnes'', on the subscription-based streaming media platform C ...

, writer, creative director, actor, comedian, and co-founder of Vice Media and

Proud Boys The Proud Boys is an American far-right, neo-fascist, and exclusively male organization that promotes and engages in political violence in the United States.Far-right: * * Fascist: * * * * * Men only: * * * Political violence: * * * It has ...

* Michael Scheuer, political blogger, author and former Chief of the Bin Laden Issue Station * Hossein Shariatmadari, Iranian conservative journalist and editor-in-chief of ''

Kayhan ''Kayhan'' ( fa, کيهان, '' en, The Cosmos'') is a newspaper published in Tehran, Iran. It is considered "the most conservative Iranian newspaper." Hossein Shariatmadari is the editor-in-chief of ''Kayhan''. According to the report of the '' ...

'' * Jared Taylor, white nationalist and political writer, founder of ''American Renaissance'' magazine *

Daryush Valizadeh Daryush Valizadeh (born June 14, 1979), also known as Roosh Valizadeh, Roosh V and Roosh Vorek, is an alt-right American blogger and former pickup artist. Valizadeh writes on his personal blog and also owns the ''Return of Kings'' website, Roosh ...

, author, columnist, owner of Return of Kings website *

Diana West Diana West (born November 8, 1961) is a formerly nationally syndicated conservative American columnist and author. Until 2014, she wrote a weekly column which frequently dealt with controversial subjects such as Islam and was syndicated by Univer ...

, author and columnist *

Milo Yiannopoulos Milo Yiannopoulos (; born Milo Hanrahan, 18 October 1984), who has also published as Milo Andreas Wagner and the mononym Milo, is a British alt-right political commentator. His speeches and writings often ridicule Islam, feminism, social justi ...

, British journalist and political commentator

Media personalities and socialites

Dan Bilzerian Daniel Brandon Bilzerian (born December 7, 1980) is an Armenian-American poker player, businessman, and social media influencer. Early life Bilzerian was born on December 7, 1980, in Tampa, Florida, the son of corporate takeover specialist Pa ...

, professional poker player, media personality (previously endorsed

) * Diamond and Silk, YouTube personalities *

Teresa Giudice Teresa Giudice ( , ; ; born May 18, 1972) is an American television personality best known for starring in ''The Real Housewives of New Jersey''. Besides appearing on the show, Giudice wrote multiple ''New York Times'' bestseller cookbooks and ...

, television personality from ''

The Real Housewives of New Jersey ''The Real Housewives of New Jersey'' (abbreviated ''RHONJ'') is an American reality television series that premiered on May 12, 2009, on Bravo. Developed as the fourth installment of ''The Real Housewives'' franchise, it has aired twelve season ...

'' who worked with Trump on '' The Celebrity Apprentice'' *

Jesse James Jesse Woodson James (September 5, 1847April 3, 1882) was an American outlaw, bank and train robber, guerrilla and leader of the James–Younger Gang. Raised in the " Little Dixie" area of Western Missouri, James and his family maintained stro ...

, television personality and former CEO of Austin Speed Shop *

Charlotte Laws Charlotte Anne Laws (Born May 11, 1960) is an American author, talk show host, animal rights advocate, anti-revenge porn activist, former Los Angeles politician, and actress (under the stage name Missy Laws). Laws is a former BBC News contribut ...

, television host and author *

Steve Malzberg Stephen D. Malzberg (; born April 20, 1959) is an American television and radio host, syndicated columnist, and political commentator. He hosted ''The Steve Malzberg Show'', a cable news and opinion show on Newsmax TV. He has also hosted ''The St ...

, host of ''The Steve Malzberg Show'' on Newsmax TV * Omarosa Manigault, reality television show personality, and Baptist minister *

Dennis Michael Lynch Dennis Michael Lynch better known to friends and fans as "DML", (born August 28, 1969) is an American businessman, documentary film maker, podcast host and news personality. Currently, he is the founder and CEO of TeamDML Inc, a company specia ...

, host of ''Unfiltered'' on Newsmax TV and founder and CEO of TV360 *

Judy Shalom Nir-Mozes Judy Shalom Nir-Mozes ( he, ג'ודי שלום ניר מוזס; born 14 August 1958) is an Israeli socialite, investor and talk show host. Early life Judy (Judith) Mozes was born in Ramat Gan to Paula and Noah Mozes, owners of the ''Yedioth Ahro ...

, Israeli socialite and TV personality *

FPSRussia Kyle Lamar Myers (born May 9, 1986) is an American podcaster and former YouTuber known under the stage name FPSRussia and FPSKyle. His YouTube channel features Myers portraying the fictional role of Dimitri Potapov, a heavily accented "professio ...

, YouTube personality * Jeanine Pirro, judge, TV show host, and host of

Justice with Judge Jeanine ''Justice with Judge Jeanine'' was a Fox News legal and current events program hosted by former district attorney and judge Jeanine Pirro. The show aired live on Saturdays at 9 pm Eastern Time. The show presents Pirro's legal insights on the ...

Fox News Channel The Fox News Channel, abbreviated FNC, commonly known as Fox News, and stylized in all caps, is an American multinational conservative cable news television channel based in New York City. It is owned by Fox News Media, which itself is owne ...

* Tila Tequila, model, actress and television personality * Ivana Trump, ex-wife of the candidate, socialite and former athlete and fashion model * Melania Trump, wife of the candidate, jewelry and watch designer and former fashion model * Kendra Wilkinson, glamour model, businesswoman, and television personality * Melissa Young, Miss Wisconsin 2005

Radio hosts

* John Fredericks, radio host * Alex Jones, radio host (previously endorsed

) * Lars Larson, radio host

Singers and musicians

* Azealia Banks, rapper and singer-songwriter * Zoltan Bathory, guitarist of Five Finger Death Punch * Jesse Hughes, singer, songwriter and guitarist, best known as frontman of the California-based rock band Eagles of Death Metal *

White Dawg Billy Alsbrooks, Jr. formerly known by his stage name White Dawg, is a former American rapper, hit songwriter, and music producer. His recordings include the Billboard charting rap single "Restless" (#18 July 1999) off his first national landmar ...

, Dirty South Crunk rapper *

Young Dro D'Juan Montrel Hart (born January 15, 1979), better known by his stage name Young Dro, is an American rapper. After gaining recognition with his regional hit song "Yes Sir", from his 2002 independent album ''I Got That Dro'', Young Dro aligned ...

, hip hop recording artist * Loretta Lynn, country music singer-songwriter * Justin Moore, singer and songwriter * Wayne Newton, entertainer and singer * Ted Nugent, musician, singer-songwriter and political activist *

Kid Rock Robert James Ritchie (born January 17, 1971), known professionally as Kid Rock (also known as Bobby Shazam), is an American singer, songwriter and rapper. His style alternates between rock, hip hop, country, and metal. A self-taught musician, ...

, musician, actor (previously endorsed Ben Carson) *

Gene Simmons Gene Simmons (born Chaim Witz; he, חיים ויץ, ; born August 25, 1949) is an Israeli-American musician. Also known by his stage persona The Demon, he is the bassist and co-lead singer of Kiss, the hard rock band he co-founded with Paul ...

, musician, KISS * Sergey 'Pauk' Troitsky, leader of Russian thrash metal band Corrosia Metalla

Social and political activists

* Christopher Barron, founder of LGBT for Trump * Day Gardner, founder and president of The National Black Pro Life Union and Associate Director of National Pro-Life Center * Jim Gilchrist, leader and co-founder of the

Minuteman Project The Minuteman Project is an organization which was founded in the United States in August 2004 by a group of private individuals who sought to extrajudicially monitor the United States–Mexico border's flow of illegal immigrants. Founded by J ...

* Jimmy McMillan, former New York City mayoral and New York gubernatorial candidate (

) * Phyllis Schlafly, conservative activist and founder of the

Eagle Forum Eagle Forum is a conservative interest group in the United States founded by Phyllis Schlafly in 1972 and is the parent organization that also includes the Eagle Forum Education and Legal Defense Fund and the Eagle Forum PAC. The Eagle Forum has ...

Orly Taitz Orly Taitz ( he, אורלי טייץ; born August 30, 1960) is an Israeli-American political conspiracy theorist and political candidate. A dentist, lawyer, and former real estate agent, Taitz was a figure in the "birther" movement, which promo ...

, conservative activist and conspiracy theorist, leading promoter of "birther" movement

Newspapers and websites

* '' Drudge Report'', conservative websites * '' National Enquirer'', supermarket tabloid * ''

New York Observer New is an adjective referring to something recently made, discovered, or created. New or NEW may refer to: Music * New, singer of K-pop group The Boyz Albums and EPs * ''New'' (album), by Paul McCartney, 2013 * ''New'' (EP), by Regurgitator, ...

'', new website * '' New York Post'', daily newspaper * ''

Santa Barbara News-Press The ''Santa Barbara News-Press'' is a broadsheet newspaper based in Santa Barbara, California. History The oldest predecessor (the weekly Santa Barbara ''Post'') of the ''News-Press'' started publishing on May 30, 1868. The Santa Barbara ''Pos ...

'', broadsheet newspaper

Other

Juanita Broaddrick Juanita Broaddrick is an American former nursing home administrator. She alleged that she was raped by U.S. President Bill Clinton on April 25, 1978, when he (aged 32) was the Attorney General of Arkansas. Clinton's attorney, David E. Kendall, ...

, former nursing home administrator, accused Bill Clinton of rape * Paula Jones, former Arkansas state employee, accused Bill Clinton of sexual harassment Robert Abel from Edmonton Alberta wheeler dealer entrepreneur outspoken of opposition.

General campaign endorsements

List of Donald Trump presidential campaign endorsements, 2016 This is a list of notable individuals and organizations who voiced their endorsement for the office of the president of Donald Trump as the Republican Party's presidential nominee for the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Former U.S. federa ...

References

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Primary campaign endorsements

Former Executive Branch officials

U.S. Senators

U.S. Representatives

Retired U.S. Armed Forces members

State governors

Territorial governors

State officials

State legislators

Mayors and other municipal or county leaders

Businesspeople

University and academic figures

International political figures

National ministers and secretaries

Members of national and supranational parliaments

Regional ministers, legislators, and party leaders

Organizations

Trade unions

Religious leaders

Other notable individuals

Actors and comedians

Athletes and sports figures

Political strategists

Commentators, writers and columnists

Media personalities and socialites

Radio hosts

Singers and musicians

Social and political activists

Newspapers and websites

Other

General campaign endorsements

See also

References