Donald Trump’s Growing List of Celebrity Backers

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By Tom Teodorczuk | 3:07 pm, May 5, 2016
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Donald Trump is no stranger to scandal and has turned unpredictable, immature and downright wacko behavior into a formidable asset.

The same can be said for many of his celebrity endorsers. Here’s Heat Street‘s guide to the likely GOP Presidential nominee’s famous followers:

JON VOIGHT:

Voight is one of Hollywood’s highest-profile conservatives yet his backing of Trump in March raised eyebrows.  A decade ago, Trump cast aspersions on Voight’s daughter Angelina Jolie, telling The Howard Stern Show: “I never thought she was good-looking. I don’t think she’s got good skin. I don’t think she’s got a great face.”
Voight declared about Trump: “When he decided to run for president, I know he did it with a true conviction to bring this country back to prosperity. He is the only one who can do it. No frills, no fuss, only candid truths.”

  KIRSTIE ALLEY:

In a previous political life the actress and spokesmodel backed Obama. But she faced a huge backlash on Twitter last month when she came out for Trump in a gender-driven post:  “HELLO BOYS! this is my formal endorsement of @realDonaldTrump & I’m a woman! (last I checked).” She subsequently sent a shout out to one of Trump’s special interest groups: “Endorse Donald Trump, love Rudy Giuliani and damn! Bikes rev up my soul!”

TOM BRADY:

The Patriots football star is a longtime pal of Trump and said last December: “Donald is a good friend of mine. I have known him for a long time. I support all my friends.” Brady subsequently expressed caution over the extent of his support. Trump says he’s not publicly backing Trump more overtly because of an intervention by Trump. “He’s got sponsors. He’s got all of these different things that he has to do. And I told him not to.”

KID ROCK:

Kid Rock is supporting Donald Trump and chaneling the spirit of his Twitter feed. “Let the motherf**king business guy run [America] like a f**king business,” he told Rolling Stone, “and his campaign has been entertaining as s**t.” It remains to be seen whether the Detroit singer will come up with lyrics supporting Trump as he did when he was rooting for Mitt Romney to be President in 2012: “They say Obama is lyin’/ That’s why I’m voting for Romney and Ryan.”

GARY BUSEY:

Around the time of his appearance on Dancing with the Stars last autumn, eccentric veteran American actor Gary Busey came out for Trump, whom he had appeared alongside in two editions of Celebrity Apprentice:  “I know him personally. I know him professionally. He’s a great guy. He’s sharp. He’s fast. He can change the country after the last eight years.”  Busey pointedly added, “I’m not getting into politics.”

TILA TEQUILA:

Reality TV star Tila Tequila likes Trump because “everyone else is recycling the same story and I think Donald is something new and speaks to the people more.” But Tila doesn’t just want to talk the talk, adding: “Hopefully I will be able to go out to L.A. and do more public appearances to show my support.” This might be too awkward, even for Trump.

HULK HOGAN:

The former pro wrestler has been quiet of late about Trump, instead focusing on his ongoing legal battle with gossip website Gawker over the leaking of a sex tape containing Hogan’s racial slurs, which led the WWF to cut ties with him. But Hogan, real name Terry Bollea, told TMZ last August: “I don’t want to be in the ring with any candidates, I want to be Trump’s running mate. Did you hear that? Vice President Hogan?” Gawker would certainly pay attention.

 

MIKE TYSON:

The boxing legend is Trump’s celebrity consigliere. Tyson has known Trump ever since he got the businessman’s advice on boxing promotion and legal scrapes during the late 1980s. ‘Iron Mike’ has endorsed Trump on the unlikely grounds of his manners. “When I see him, he shakes my hand and respects my family,” Tyson said. “None of them—Barack, whoever—nobody else does that. They’re gonna be who they are and disregard me, my family. So I’m voting for him. If I can get 20,000 people or more to vote for him, I’m gonna do it.”

LORETTA LYNN:

Even the age of 84, legendary country singer Loretta Lynn probably hasn’t experienced anything like the Trump campaign. But she likes what she sees. “Trump has sold me—what more can I say?” Lynn told Reuters. “I just think he’s the only one who’s going to turn this country around.” She’s playing hard to get when it comes to campaigning though: “I’m going to let him call me.”

AARON CARTER:

With the elderly demographic of many of his celebrity cheerleaders  the Donald needs all the high-profile accent on youth he can get. Nineties singing sensation Aaron Carter—still only 28—tweeted last February: “Does America want to have a president who FOLLOWS or someone who leads?”  “I vote for @realdonaldtrump.” Then he renounced his support, but the Trump campaign is working hard to get him back into the fold. Anything can happen in this election. Anything has happened.

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