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

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for the office of the president of

Donald Trump Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021. Trump graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pe ...

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 ...

Former U.S. federal government

Vice Presidents

* Dan Quayle, 44th

Vice President of the United States The vice president of the United States (VPOTUS) is the second-highest officer in the executive branch of the U.S. federal government, after the president of the United States, and ranks first in the presidential line of succession. The vice ...

(1989–93) *

Dick Cheney Richard Bruce Cheney ( ; born January 30, 1941) is an American politician and businessman who served as the 46th vice president of the United States from 2001 to 2009 under President George W. Bush. He is currently the oldest living former U ...

, 46th

(2001–09)

Federal Cabinet-level officials

* John Ashcroft, 79th

United States Attorney General The United States attorney general (AG) is the head of the United States Department of Justice, and is the chief law enforcement officer of the federal government of the United States. The attorney general serves as the principal advisor to the p ...

(2001–05) *

William Bennett William John Bennett (born July 31, 1943) is an American conservative politician and political commentator who served as secretary of education from 1985 to 1988 under President Ronald Reagan. He also held the post of director of the Office of ...

, 3rd

United States Secretary of Education The United States secretary of education is the head of the United States Department of Education, U.S. Department of Education. The secretary serves as the principal advisor to the president of the United States, and the federal government, on ...

(1985–88) * John Rusling Block, 21st

United States Secretary of Agriculture The United States secretary of agriculture is the head of the United States Department of Agriculture. The position carries similar responsibilities to those of agriculture ministers in other governments. The department includes several organi ...

(1981–86) * John R. Bolton, 25th

United States Ambassador to the United Nations The United States ambassador to the United Nations is the leader of the U.S. delegation, the U.S. Mission to the United Nations. The position is formally known as the permanent representative of the United States of America to the United Nations ...

(2005–06) * Elaine Chao, 24th United States Secretary of Labor (2001–09) *

Edwin Meese Edwin Meese III (born December 2, 1931) is an American attorney, law professor, author and member of the Republican Party who served in official capacities within the Ronald Reagan's gubernatorial administration (1967–1974), the Reagan pres ...

, 75th United States Attorney General (1985–88) * Jim Nicholson, 5th

United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs The United States secretary of veterans affairs is the head of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, the department concerned with veterans' benefits, health care, and national veterans' memorials and cemeteries. The secretary is a me ...

(2005–07) *

Anthony Principi Anthony Joseph Principi (born April 16, 1944) is the former United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs. He was appointed by President George W. Bush on January 23, 2001, and resigned on January 26, 2005. He Chaired the 2005 Defense Base Closure ...

, 4th United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs (2001–05) *

Donald Rumsfeld Donald Henry Rumsfeld (July 9, 1932 – June 29, 2021) was an American politician, government official and businessman who served as Secretary of Defense from 1975 to 1977 under president Gerald Ford, and again from 2001 to 2006 under Presi ...

, 13th and 21st

United States Secretary of Defense The United States secretary of defense (SecDef) is the head of the United States Department of Defense, the executive department of the U.S. Armed Forces, and is a high ranking member of the federal cabinet. DoDD 5100.1: Enclosure 2: a The s ...

(1975–77, 2001–06) *

John W. Snow John William Snow (born August 2, 1939) is an American economist, attorney, and businessman who is the former CEO of CSX Corporation and served as the 73rd United States secretary of the treasury under U.S. President George W. Bush. He replaced ...

, 73rd

United States Secretary of the Treasury The United States secretary of the treasury is the head of the United States Department of the Treasury, and is the chief financial officer of the federal government of the United States. The secretary of the treasury serves as the principal a ...

(2003–06) * Tommy Thompson, 19th

United States Secretary of Health and Human Services The United States secretary of health and human services is the head of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, and serves as the principal advisor to the president of the United States on all health matters. The secretary is ...

(2001–05) *

James G. Watt James Gaius Watt (born January 31, 1938) is a public servant who served as U.S. Secretary of the Interior from 1981 to 1983. He has been described as "anti-environmentalist", and was one of Ronald Reagan's most controversial cabinet appointment ...

, 43rd

United States Secretary of the Interior The United States secretary of the interior is the head of the United States Department of the Interior. The secretary and the Department of the Interior are responsible for the management and conservation of most federal land along with natural ...

(1981–83)

Federal departmental officials

* Charles F. Conner, former

United States Deputy Secretary of Agriculture The United States deputy secretary of agriculture is the second-highest-ranking official in the United States Department of Agriculture, appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. The deputy secretary becomes acting secre ...

(2005–09) *

Liz Cheney Elizabeth Lynne Cheney (; born July 28, 1966) is an American attorney and politician who has been the U.S. representative for since 2017, with her term expiring in January 2023. She chaired the House Republican Conference, the third-highest p ...

, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs and head of the

Middle East Partnership Initiative The U.S.-Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) is a United States State Department program that fosters meaningful and effective partnerships between citizens, civil society, the private sector, and governments in the Middle East and North Afri ...

; daughter of former Vice President

William G. Boykin William Gerald "Jerry" Boykin (born April 19, 1948) is a retired American lieutenant general who was the United States Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence under President George W. Bush from 2002 to 2007. During his 36-year career i ...

, ret. 3-star general, Deputy

Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence The under secretary of defense for intelligence and security or USD(I&S) is a high-ranking civilian position in the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) within the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) that acts as the principal civilian advisor a ...

(2002–07) * Chapman B. Cox,

Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) The Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) (abbreviated as ASN M&RA) is a civilian office in the United States Department of the Navy. The Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) reports to the Under ...

(1983–84) *

Michael 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 ...

, ret. 3-star General, Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (2012–14) ( Democratic) *

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 ...

, Pentagon spokesman (2005–09) *

J. William Middendorf John William Middendorf II (born September 22, 1924) is a former Republican United States diplomat and Secretary of the Navy. Education and military service John William Middendorf II received a Bachelor of Naval Science (BNS) degree from Col ...

United States Secretary of the Navy The secretary of the Navy (or SECNAV) is a statutory officer () and the head (chief executive officer) of the United States Department of the Navy, Department of the Navy, a military department (component organization) within the United States D ...

(1974–77) *

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 ...

(2002–05) *

Herbert R. Temple, Jr. Lieutenant General Herbert R. Temple Jr. (born February 28, 1928) is a career military officer who served as Chief of the National Guard Bureau. Early life Herbert Ralph Temple Jr. was born in Los Angeles, California on February 28, 1928. He ...

, Chief of the National Guard Bureau (1986–90) * William Winkenwerder Jr., former United States Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs (2001–07) * William Flynn Martin,

United States Deputy Secretary of Energy The deputy secretary of energy is a high-ranking position within the United States Department of Energy. The Deputy Secretary is the second-highest-ranking official of the Department and assists the secretary of energy in the supervision and dire ...

(1986–88) * Don M. Newman,

United States Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services The deputy secretary of health and human services (formerly the under secretary of health, education, and welfare, 1953–1979, and the under secretary of health and human services, 1979–1990) is the chief operating officer of the United States D ...

(1985–89) * Robert B. Charles,

Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs is a position of the United States government within the Department of State that heads the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs ...

(2003–05) *

Peter Ferrara Peter Joseph Ferrara (born April 26, 1955) is an American lawyer, policy analyst, and columnist who is an analyst for The Heartland Institute. He is former general counsel for the American Civil Rights Union. A libertarian scholar, he is known ...

, former associate deputy attorney general (1991–93)

Independent agencies and commissions

Gary Berntsen Gary Berntsen (born July 23, 1957) is an American former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) career officer who served in the Directorate of Operations between October 1982 and June 2005. During his time at the CIA, he served as a CIA Station Chief ...

, officer of the Directorate of Operations (1982–2005) *

Vernon L. Grose Vernon Leslie Grose (born June 27, 1928) is an American author, professor, aerospace engineer, air disaster analyst, risk management expert, and former member of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). In 1969, he was appointed to NASA's ...

, former member of the

National Transportation Safety Board The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is an independent U.S. government investigative agency responsible for civil transportation accident investigation. In this role, the NTSB investigates and reports on aviation accidents and incid ...

Dorcas Hardy Dorcas Ruth Hardy (July 18, 1946 – November 28, 2019) was a former federal government official. Hardy served as the 10th Commissioner of the United States Social Security Administration (SSA) from 1986 to 1989. She was the first woman to serve a ...

, Commissioner of the

Social Security Administration The United States Social Security Administration (SSA) is an Independent agencies of the United States government, independent agency of the Federal government of the United States, U.S. federal government that administers Social Security (United ...

(1986–89) *

Kay Coles James Kay Coles James (born June 1, 1949) is an American public official who has served as secretary of the Commonwealth of Virginia since January 2022, and as the director for the United States Office of Personnel Management under President George W. B ...

, former Director of

United States Office of Personnel Management The United States Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is an independent agency of the United States Federal Government that manages the US civilian service. The agency provides federal human resources policy, oversight and support, and tends t ...

(2001–05) *

Edmund C. Moy Edmund C. Moy (born September 12, 1957) is an American businessman and former government official. From 2006 to 2011, he served as the 38th Director of the United States Mint. Early life and education Born in Detroit, Michigan on September 12, 1 ...

, Director of the United States Mint (2006–11) * Daniel Oliver, Chairman of the

Federal Trade Commission The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is an independent agency of the United States government whose principal mission is the enforcement of civil (non-criminal) antitrust law and the promotion of consumer protection. The FTC shares jurisdiction ov ...

(1986–90) *

Linda M. Springer Linda M. Springer served as the eighth Director of the United States Office of Personnel Management. She was unanimously confirmed by the United States Senate in June 2005. Prior to her appointment, Ms. Springer served as controller and head of t ...

, Director of the

(2005–08) *

R. James Woolsey Jr. Robert James Woolsey Jr. (born September 21, 1941) is an American political appointee who has served in various senior positions. He headed the Central Intelligence Agency as Director of Central Intelligence from February 5, 1993, until January 1 ...

Director of Central Intelligence The director of central intelligence (DCI) was the head of the American Central Intelligence Agency from 1946 to 2005, acting as the principal intelligence advisor to the president of the United States and the United States National Security C ...

(1993–95) ( Democratic)

U.S. Ambassadors

* Charles L. Glazer,

El Salvador El Salvador (; , meaning " The Saviour"), officially the Republic of El Salvador ( es, República de El Salvador), is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south b ...

(2007–09) *

G. Philip Hughes G. Philip Hughes (born September 7, 1953) is an American diplomat who served as Ambassador of the United States to Barbados, Dominica, St Lucia, Antigua, St. Vincent, and St. Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla from 1990 to 1993, under George H. W. Bu ...

Barbados Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region of the Americas, and the most easterly of the Caribbean Islands. It occupies an area of and has a population of about 287,000 (2019 estimate). ...

Dominica Dominica ( or ; Kalinago: ; french: Dominique; Dominican Creole French: ), officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island country in the Caribbean. The capital, Roseau, is located on the western side of the island. It is geographically ...

, St Lucia,

Antigua Antigua ( ), also known as Waladli or Wadadli by the native population, is an island in the Lesser Antilles. It is one of the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean region and the main island of the country of Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua and Bar ...

St. Vincent Saint Vincent may refer to: People Saints * Vincent of Saragossa (died 304), a.k.a. Vincent the Deacon, deacon and martyr * Saint Vincenca, 3rd century Roman martyress, whose relics are in Blato, Croatia * Vincent, Orontius, and Victor (died 305) ...

, and

St. Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla (or Saint Christopher, Nevis, and Anguilla) was a British colony in the West Indies from 1882 to 1983, consisting of the islands of Anguilla (until 1980), Nevis, and Saint Christopher (or Saint Kitts). From 188 ...

(1990–93) *

Douglas Kmiec Douglas William Kmiec (; born September 24, 1951) is an American legal scholar, author, and former U.S. ambassador. He is the Caruso Family Chair and Professor of Constitutional Law at Pepperdine University School of Law. Kmiec came to prominence ...

Malta Malta ( , , ), officially the Republic of Malta ( mt, Repubblika ta' Malta ), is an island country in the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of an archipelago, between Italy and Libya, and is often considered a part of Southern Europe. It lies ...

(2009–11) *

John D. Ong John Doyle Ong (born September 29, 1933, Ohio) is an American business executive. He served as United States Ambassador to Norway from 2002 to 2005. He graduated from Ohio State University with a bachelor's and master's degree before studying law ...

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

(2002–05) *

Francis Rooney Laurence Francis Rooney III (born December 4, 1953) is an American politician and diplomat who was a U.S. Representative for from 2017 to 2021. A Republican, he served as the United States Ambassador to the Holy See from 2005 until 2008. Represe ...

Holy See The Holy See ( lat, Sancta Sedes, ; it, Santa Sede ), also called the See of Rome, Petrine See or Apostolic See, is the jurisdiction of the Pope in his role as the bishop of Rome. It includes the apostolic episcopal see of the Diocese of Rome ...

(2005–08) * Faith Whittlesey,

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

(1981–83, 1985–88)

White House staff

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 (1985–87) * T. Kenneth Cribb Jr., Director of the

Domestic Policy Council The Domestic Policy Council (DPC) is the principal forum used by the president of the United States for the consideration of domestic policy matters and senior policymaking, Cabinet of the United States, Cabinet, and White House officials. The Co ...

(1987) * Michael Johns, co-founder and national leader of the U.S.

Tea Party movement The Tea Party movement was an American fiscally conservative political movement within the Republican Party that began in 2009. Members of the movement called for lower taxes and for a reduction of the national debt and federal budget defic ...

and former

White House The White House is the official residence and workplace of the president of the United States. It is located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., and has been the residence of every U.S. president since John Adams in 1800. ...

speechwriter * Jeff Lord, White House associate political director (1987–88) *

Ed Rollins Edward Rollins (born March 19, 1943) is an American political consultant and advisor who has worked on several high-profile Republican political campaigns in the United States. In 1983 and 1984, he was national campaign director for the succes ...

, Deputy Assistant to the President for Political Affairs (1980–81), Assistant to the President for Political Affairs and Director of the Office of Political Affairs (1981–83) *

John H. Sununu John Henry Sununu (born July 2, 1939) is an American politician who was the 75th governor of New Hampshire from 1983 to 1989 and later White House Chief of Staff under President George H. W. Bush. Born in Cuba to an American father and a Salva ...

, 14th White House Chief of Staff (1989–91)

U.S. Congress

U.S. Senators

U.S. Representatives

U.S. state officials

State and territorial governors

State executive officials

State legislators

* Arizona State Senators: Lori Klein, Thayer Verschoor, * California State Senator:

Tony Strickland Anthony A. "Tony" Strickland (born February 17, 1970) is an American politician. He was voted mayor of Huntington Beach by the Huntington Beach City Council in December 2022. He is a former California State Senator who represented the 19th Dist ...

* California State Assemblymen: Martin Garrick * Colorado State Legislators: Rep. B.J. Nikkel (Colorado Co-chairman and Colorado Women For Trump Coalition Director), Senator Greg Brophy (Colorado Co-chairman) * Florida State Commissioner:

Louis E. Sola Louis Ernest Sola (born January 8, 1968) is an American businessman and politician, who is currently Commissioner of the Federal Maritime Commission. Sola currently works under Chairman Daniel B. Maffei and alongside Commissioners Rebecca F. Dy ...

* Idaho State Representative: Phil Hart * Iowa State Senators: Kitty Rehberg, Sandy Greiner * Iowa State Representatives:

Teresa Garman Teresa A. Garman (née Lennon; August 29, 1937) is an American politician in the state of Iowa. Garman was born in Webster County, Iowa Webster County is a county in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 36,999. ...

Annette Sweeney Annette Sweeney (born December 9, 1957) is an American politician who is the Iowa State Senator for the 25th District. A Republican, she has been in the Iowa Senate since 2018, when she won a special election to replace Bill Dix after Dix resi ...

Dave Tjepkes David A. Tjepkes (born April 22, 1944) is the Iowa State Representative from the 50th District. He has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2003. , Tjepkes serves on several committees in the Iowa House - the Government Oversight, ...

, Kenneth Veenstra,

Ralph Watts Ralph C. Watts (born July 26, 1944) is the Iowa State Representative from the 19th District. A Republican, he has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2003. He received his BS from the University of Wyoming and did MBA work at Drake ...

, Betty De Boef * 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 ...

(Independent) * Michigan State Senators: Randy Richardville, * Michigan State Representatives: Rick Johnson, Andrew Richner * Ohio State Representatives:

Matt Huffman Matt Huffman (born April 1, 1960) is an American politician serving as a member of the Ohio Senate, representing the 12th district since 2017, and currently serving as the Ohio Senate Majority Leader as a Republican. The district includes Allen, C ...

* South Carolina State Senator: Jake Knotts * Texas State Representatives:

Martha Wong Dr. Martha Jee Wong, born Martha Jee,(1939–)

Wayne Christian Walter Wayne Christian (born September 26, 1950) is an American politician and financial planner from Center, Texas, who serves as a Republican member of the Texas Railroad Commission, having first won the position in the general election of Nov ...

* Virginia State Senators:

Jeannemarie Devolites Davis Jeannemarie Aragona Devolites Davis (born February 28, 1956) is an American politician. She served in the Virginia House of Delegates 1998–2004 and the Senate of Virginia 2004–2008. She was a candidate for the 2013 Republican nominati ...

Jeff McWaters Jeffrey Linde "Jeff" McWaters (born September 6, 1956) is an American businessman and former member of the Senate of Virginia as a Republican. He represented the 8th district, which includes a portion of Virginia Beach. He was first elected in ...

U.S. municipal officials

Mayors and county executives

Dewey F. Bartlett Jr. Dewey Follett Bartlett Jr. (born March 16, 1947) is an American politician and businessman who served as the 39th Mayor of Tulsa, Oklahoma. An oil industry executive and political figure in Tulsa, Bartlett was the Republican nominee for mayor of ...

, 39th Mayor of

Tulsa Tulsa () is the second-largest city in the U.S. state, state of Oklahoma and List of United States cities by population, 47th-most populous city in the United States. The population was 413,066 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. ...

* Mary Hawkins Butler, Mayor of

Madison, Mississippi Madison is a city in Madison County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 24,841 at the 2010 census. The population is currently over 25,000. It is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area. History The city of Madison, named ...

* Gabriel Campana, Mayor of Williamsport, Pennsylvania * Lenny Curry, Mayor of Jacksonville *

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 ...

, 8th Nassau County executive * Jean Stothert, 51st Mayor of

Omaha Omaha ( ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Douglas County. Omaha is in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about north of the mouth of the Platte River. The nation's 39th-largest city ...

* Greg Edwards, 5th Chautauqua County executive (2006–13) * Charles Evers, Mayor of Fayette, Mississippi (1969–81, 1985–89) * Drew Ferguson, Mayor of

West Point, Georgia West Point is a city in Troup County, Georgia, Troup and Harris County, Georgia, Harris counties in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. It is located approximately halfway between Montgomery, Alabama, Montgomery, Alabama and Atlanta ...

, 2016 Republican nominee for

Georgia's 3rd congressional district Georgia's 3rd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Georgia. The district is currently represented by Republican Drew Ferguson. The district's boundaries have been redrawn following the 2010 census, which gra ...

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 ...

, 60th Mayor of

Dallas Dallas () is the List of municipalities in Texas, third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of metropolitan statistical areas, fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 ...

, Texas (2007–11) * Rick Mystrom,

Mayor of Anchorage This is a list of mayors of Anchorage, Alaska, United States. Anchorage, Alaska, Anchorage was incorporated as a city (Alaska), city on November 23, 1920. The Greater Anchorage Area Borough, which encompassed the city, was created in January 1964 ...

(1994–2000)

Municipal executive officials

* Joe Arpaio, sheriff of Maricopa County * Rob Astorino, Westchester County Executive, 2014 Republican nominee for

Governor of New York The governor of New York is the head of government of the U.S. state of New York. The governor is the head of the executive branch of New York's state government and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The governor has ...

Paul Babeu Paul Raymond Babeu (pronounced ''BAB-you''; born February 3, 1969) is an American law enforcement officer, politician and member of the Republican Party who was sheriff of Pinal County, Arizona, from January 1, 2009, to January 1, 2017. He was ...

, sheriff of Pinal County * David A. Clarke Jr., sheriff of

Milwaukee County Milwaukee County is located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. At the 2020 census, the population was 939,489, down from 947,735 in 2010. It is both the most populous and most densely populated county in Wisconsin, and the 45th most populous coun ...

James M. Cummings James M. Cummings (born in South Boston, Massachusetts) was the sheriff of Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Early life Cummings served in the United States Navy. He graduated with a BS from Northeastern University and a Masters in Criminal Just ...

, sheriff of Barnstable County * Ed Day,

Rockland County Rockland County is the southernmost county on the west side of the Hudson River in the U.S. state of New York. It is part of the New York metropolitan area. It is about from the Bronx at their closest points. The county's population, as of th ...

Executive * Greg Hartmann, member of the three-member in

Hamilton County, Ohio Hamilton County is located in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 830,639, making it the third-most populous county in Ohio. The county seat and largest city is Cincinnati. The county i ...

Peggy Littleton Peggy Littleton (Propst) is a candidate for Colorado State Board of Education, Congressional District 8. She was the county commissioner for El Paso County, Colorado. Her Commissioner District 5 jurisdiction is over El Paso County, Colorado, ...

, El Paso County Commissioner * Dick Monteith, Chairman of the

Stanislaus County , image_skyline = , image_caption = Images, from top down, left to right: Modesto Arch, Knights Ferry's General Store, a view of the Tuolumne River from Waterford , image_flag = , i ...

Board of Supervisors *

Michelle Park Steel Michelle Eunjoo Steel ( Park, born June 21, 1955) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for California's 45th congressional district since 2023, previously representing the 48th congressional district from 2021 to 2023. A ...

, Member of the

Orange County Board of Supervisors The Orange County Board of Supervisors is the five-member governing body of Orange County, California along with being the executive of the county. Membership The Board consists of five Supervisors elected by districts to four-year terms by the ...

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 ...

Carolyn Bunny Welsh Carolyn "Bunny" Welsh of Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania is the former Sheriff of Chester County, Pennsylvania. She held the position from 2000 to 2020. On November 24, 2020, she was arraigned on theft and diversion of services charges along with Ha ...

, Chester County Sheriff

Municipal legislators

* Joseph Borelli, Council member for the 51st District in 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 ...

, Minority Whip *

Vincent M. 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 N ...

, Council member for the 51st District in the

Andrew Stein Andrew Stein (born Andrew J. Finkelstein; March 4, 1945) is an American Democratic Party (United States), Democratic politician who served on the New York City Council and was its last president, and as Manhattan Borough President. Early life St ...

, 22nd Borough President of Manhattan (1978–85) and

President (1986–94) ( Democratic)

Retired U.S. military personnel

Retired U.S. Air Force personnel

Retired U.S. Army personnel

Retired U.S. Coast Guard personnel

Retired U.S. Marine Corps personnel

Retired U.S. Navy personnel

International political figures

Current heads of state and government

Hun Sen Hun Sen (; km, ហ៊ុន សែន, ; born 5 August 1952) is a Cambodian politician and former military commander who has served as the prime minister of Cambodia since 1985. He is the longest-serving head of government of Cambodia, and o ...

Prime Minister of Cambodia The prime minister of Cambodia ( km, នាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រីនៃកម្ពុជា, ) is the head of government of Cambodia. The prime minister is also the chairman of the Cabinet and leads the executive branch of the ...

(1985–present), president of the Cambodian People's Party (2015–present) *

Viktor Orbán Viktor Mihály Orbán (; born 31 May 1963) is a Hungarian politician who has served as prime minister of Hungary since 2010, previously holding the office from 1998 to 2002. He has presided over Fidesz since 1993, with a brief break between 20 ...

, Prime Minister of Hungary (1998–2002, 2010–present), president of Fidesz (1993–2000, 2003–present) * Miloš Zeman, 3rd

President of the Czech Republic The president of the Czech Republic is the head of state of the Czech Republic and the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of the Czech Republic. The president mostly has ceremonial powers as the day-to-day business of the executive governm ...

(2013–present), member of the Party of Civic Rights (2009–present), former leader of the

Social Democratic Party The name Social Democratic Party or Social Democrats has been used by many political parties in various countries around the world. Such parties are most commonly aligned to social democracy as their political ideology. Active parties For ...

(1993–2001) * Robert Mugabe,

President of Zimbabwe The president of Zimbabwe is the head of state of Zimbabwe and head of the executive branch of the government of Zimbabwe. The president chairs the national cabinet and is the chief commanding authority of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces. The in ...

(1987–2017), Prime Minister of Zimbabwe (1980–1987), president of

ZANU–PF The Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front (ZANU–PF) is a political organisation which has been the ruling party of Zimbabwe since independence in 1980. The party was led for many years under Robert Mugabe, first as prime ministe ...

(1980–2017)

Former heads of state and government

Australia * Tony Abbott, Australian politician, MP, former

Prime Minister of Australia The prime minister of Australia is the head of government of the Commonwealth of Australia. The prime minister heads the executive branch of the Australian Government, federal government of Australia and is also accountable to Parliament of A ...

(2013-2015), and former leader of the Liberal Party (2009-2015) *

Edgar Savisaar Edgar Savisaar (31 May 1950 – 29 December 2022) was an Estonian politician, one of the founding members of Popular Front of Estonia and the Centre Party. He served as the acting Prime Minister of Estonia, Minister of the Interior, Minister ...

, Estonian politician, MP, former Mayor of

Tallinn Tallinn () is the most populous and capital city of Estonia. Situated on a bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, Tallinn has a population of 437,811 (as of 2022) and administratively lies in the Harju ' ...

(2001–04, 2007–15), former Minister of Economic Affairs and Communications (2005–07), former

Minister of the Interior An interior minister (sometimes called a minister of internal affairs or minister of home affairs) is a cabinet official position that is responsible for internal affairs, such as public security, civil registration and identification, emergency ...

(1995), former acting Prime Minister of Estonia (1990–92), and leader of the center-left

Estonian Centre Party The Estonian Centre Party ( et, Eesti Keskerakond, EK) is a populist political party in Estonia. It was founded in 1991 as a direct successor of the Popular Front of Estonia, and it is currently led by Jüri Ratas. The party was founded on 12 Oc ...

(1991–2016)

National ministers and secretaries

Australia * Andrew Peacock, Australian politician, MP, former

Australian Ambassador to the United States The Ambassador of Australia to the United States is an officer of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the director of the Embassy of the Commonwealth of Australia to the United States of America. The embassy is located ...

(1997-1999), former

Leader of the Opposition The Leader of the Opposition is a title traditionally held by the leader of the largest political party not in government, typical in countries utilizing the parliamentary system form of government. The leader of the opposition is typically se ...

(1983–1985, 1989–1990), former leader of the Liberal Party (1983–1985, 1989–1990), former Minister for Industry and Commerce (1982-1983), former Minister for Industrial Relations (1980-1981), former Minister for Foreign Affairs (1975-1980), former Minister for the Environment (1975), former Minister for External Territories (1972), and former Minister for Defence and Minister for the Army (1969-1971) * Subramanian Swamy, Indian politician, MP, former Minister of Commerce and Industry (1990–91), and member of the

Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a political party in India, and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the ruling political party in India under Narendra Modi ...

* Vojislav Šešelj, Serbian politician, MP, former

Deputy Prime Minister A deputy prime minister or vice prime minister is, in some countries, a government minister who can take the position of acting prime minister when the prime minister is temporarily absent. The position is often likened to that of a vice president, ...

(1998–2000), founder and president of the Serbian nationalist Serbian Radical Party (1991–present)

Members of national and supranational parliaments

* 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 , ideology = , predecessor = Vlaams Blok , position = , europarl = Identity and Democracy , european = Identity and Democracy Party , youth_wing = Vlaams Belang Jongeren , colours = , ...

party *

Ben Lobb Benjamin T. Lobb (born September 10, 1976) is a Canadian politician, who represents the federal riding of Huron-Bruce in the House of Commons. He is a member of the Conservative Party. Early life Ben Lobb attended Lee University in Clevelan ...

, Canadian politician, MP and member of the

Conservative Party of Canada The Conservative Party of Canada (french: Parti conservateur du Canada), colloquially known as the Tories, is a federal political party in Canada. It was formed in 2003 by the merger of the two main right-leaning parties, the Progressive Con ...

* Kenneth Kristensen Berth, Danish politician, MP, and member of the national conservative Danish People's 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

far-right Far-right politics, also referred to as the extreme right or right-wing extremism, are political beliefs and actions further to the right of the left–right political spectrum than the standard political right, particularly in terms of being ...

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 * Oren Hazan, Israeli politician, MK, and member of

Likud Likud ( he, הַלִּיכּוּד, HaLikud, The Consolidation), officially known as Likud – National Liberal Movement, is a major centre-right to right-wing political party in Israel. It was founded in 1973 by Menachem Begin and Ariel Sharon ...

* Ulf Leirstein, Norwegian politician, MP, and member of the conservative-liberal Progress Party *

Carl I. Hagen Carl-Ivar Hagen (born 6 May 1944) is a Norwegian politician and former Vice President of the Storting, the Norwegian parliament. He was the leader of the Progress Party from 1978 to 2006, when he stepped down in favour of Siv Jensen. Under hi ...

, Norwegian politician, former MP, and former leader of the conservative-liberal Progress Party *

Christian Tybring-Gjedde Christian Tybring-Gjedde (born 8 August 1963) is a Norwegian politician who represents the Progress Party. He has been a member of the Norwegian parliament since 2005, and was the leader of the Progress Party's Oslo chapter from 2010 to 2014. H ...

, Norwegian politician, MP, and member of the conservative-liberal Progress Party *

Per-Willy Amundsen Per-Willy Trudvang Amundsen (born 21 January 1971) is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party who served as Minister of Justice from December 2016 to January 2018. He previously served as state secretary in the Ministry of Local Government ...

, Norwegian politician, MP, and member of the conservative-liberal Progress Party *

Mike Sonko Mbuvi Gideon Kioko, commonly known as Mike Sonko or simply Sonko ( Sheng for "rich person" or "boss"),Senator A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...

and member of

The National Alliance The National Alliance (TNA) was a political party in Kenya. It took on its current identity when Uhuru Kenyatta assumed control and renamed it as the vehicle for his 2012 presidential campaign. History The National Alliance was founded as the N ...

Regional ministers, legislators, and party leaders

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,

Senator A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...

, and leader of the

One Nation Party Pauline Hanson's One Nation (PHON or ONP), also known as One Nation or One Nation Party, is a right-wing populist political party in Australia. It is led by Pauline Hanson. One Nation had electoral success in the late 1990s, before suffering ...

(1997–2002, 2014–) * Andrey Rostenko, Russian politician, Mayor of

Yalta Yalta (: Я́лта) is a resort city on the south coast of the Crimean Peninsula surrounded by the Black Sea. It serves as the administrative center of Yalta Municipality, one of the regions within Crimea. Yalta, along with the rest of Crimea ...

Crimea Crimea, crh, Къырым, Qırım, grc, Κιμμερία / Ταυρική, translit=Kimmería / Taurikḗ ( ) is a peninsula in Ukraine, on the northern coast of the Black Sea, that has been occupied by Russia since 2014. It has a pop ...

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 * Mart Helme, Estonian politician, MP, former Ambassador to Russia (1995–99), and chairman of the national conservative Conservative People's Party of Estonia (2013–) *

Frauke Petry Frauke Petry (; ; born 1 June 1975) is a German politician who chaired the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party from July 2015 to September 2017. A chemist by training and with a professional background as a businesswoman, some political scientis ...

, German politician and leader of the

Alternative for Germany Alternative for Germany (german: link=no, Alternative für Deutschland, AfD; ) is a right-wing populist * * * * * * * political party in Germany. AfD is known for its opposition to the European Union, as well as immigration to Germany. I ...

Hamid Chabat Hamid Chabat ( ar, حميد شباط – born 17 August 1953, Taza Province) is a Moroccan politician and the previous Secretary-General of the Istiqlal Party. Hamid Chabat has been the mayor of Fes since October 2003 and was elected on 23 ...

, Moroccan politician, MP, Mayor of

Fez Fez most often refers to: * Fez (hat), a type of felt hat commonly worn in the Ottoman Empire * Fez, Morocco (or Fes), the second largest city of Morocco Fez or FEZ may also refer to: Media * ''Fez'' (Frank Stella), a 1964 painting by the moder ...

, Secretary-General of the conservative

Istiqlal Party The Istiqlal Party ( ar, حزب الإستقلال, translit=Ḥizb Al-Istiqlāl, lit=Independence Party; french: Parti Istiqlal; zgh, ⴰⴽⴰⴱⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵍⵉⵙⵜⵉⵇⵍⴰⵍ) is a political party in Morocco. It is a conservative and ...

(2012–) * Geert Wilders, Dutch politician, MP, leader of the Freedom Party * Janusz Korwin-Mikke, Polish 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 ...

, and leader of

Coalition for the Renewal of the Republic–Liberty and Hope The New Hope (, NN), previously known as Confederation for the Renewal of the Republic Liberty and Hope (, KORWiN/Liberty), is a right-wing populist political party in Poland. It is currently led by Sławomir Mentzen. It was founded in 2015 by ...

Jimmie Åkesson Per Jimmie Åkesson (; born 17 May 1979) is a Swedish politician and author, serving as leader of the Sweden Democrats since 2005. He has been a member of the Riksdag (SD) for Jönköping County since 2010. He previously served as leader of ...

, Swedish politician, MP, and leader of the

Sweden Democrats The Sweden Democrats ( sv , Sverigedemokraterna ; SD ) is a nationalist and right-wing populist political party in Sweden. As of 2022, it is the largest member of Sweden's right-wing governing bloc to which it provides confidence and supply, a ...

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 Movement of United Slovenia * Nigel Farage, British politician,

and leader of the

UK Independence Party The UK Independence Party (UKIP; ) is a Eurosceptic, right-wing populist political party in the United Kingdom. The party reached its greatest level of success in the mid-2010s, when it gained two members of Parliament and was the largest par ...

Former regional ministers, legislators, and party leaders

Jean-Marie Le Pen Jean Louis Marie Le Pen (, born 20 June 1928) is a French far-right politician who served as President of the National Front from 1972 to 2011. He also served as Honorary President of the National Front from 2011 to 2015. Le Pen graduated fro ...

, French politician,

, founder and former leader of the

nationalist Nationalism is an idea and movement that holds that the nation should be congruent with the state. As a movement, nationalism tends to promote the interests of a particular nation (as in a group of people), Smith, Anthony. ''Nationalism: 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: ...

(1972–2011) * Aryeh Eldad, Israeli politician, former MK, member of Otzma Yehudit *

, Norwegian politician, former MP, former Vice President of the

Storting The Storting ( no, Stortinget ) (lit. the Great Thing) is the supreme legislature of Norway, established in 1814 by the Constitution of Norway. It is located in Oslo. The unicameral parliament has 169 members and is elected every four years bas ...

, and former leader of the conservative-liberal Progress Party (1978–2006) * Sergey Markov, former Member of the Russian State Duma (2006–2008), member of

United Russia United Russia ( rus, Единая Россия, Yedinaya Rossiya, (j)ɪˈdʲinəjə rɐˈsʲijə) is a Conservatism in Russia, Russian conservative List of political parties in Russia, political party. As the largest party in Russia, it hold ...

, president of the Institute of Political Studies

Notable individuals

Commentators, writers, filmmakers, and columnists

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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 former newspaper publisher, author and member of the House of Lords *

Eric Bolling Eric Thomas Bolling (; born March 2, 1963) is an American television personality, conservative political commentator, author, and financial commentator. He has occupied numerous roles as a commentator on financial issues for television, most no ...

, commentator, co-host of '' The Five'' and ''Cashin' In'' on

Fox News 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 ...

Andrew G. Bostom Andrew G. Bostom is an American author and medical doctor who frequently writes about the subject of Islam. He is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Brown University Medical School. Profile and career Bostom, who is Jewish, although "not part ...

, author and expert on Islam *

Floyd Brown Floyd Gregory Brown (born March 10, 1961) is an American author, speaker, and media commentator. He is formerly the CEO of USA Radio Network. Brown founded the conservative website '' Western Journalism'' in 2008. Brown in his early career worked ...

, author, speaker, and media commentator *

Ruthie Blum Ruthie Blum is an American-Israeli journalist, columnist, former features editor of the '' Jerusalem Post,'' and current web editor at ''The Algemeiner Journal''. Blum is the daughter of ''Commentary'' editor Norman Podhoretz and Midge Decter. Sh ...

, journalist, columnist, former features editor of the

Jerusalem Post ''The Jerusalem Post'' is a broadsheet newspaper based in Jerusalem, founded in 1932 during the British Mandate of Palestine by Gershon Agron as ''The Palestine Post''. In 1950, it changed its name to ''The Jerusalem Post''. In 2004, the paper w ...

, and current web editor at Algemeiner Journal *

Lionel Chetwynd Lionel Chetwynd (born January 29, 1940) is a British-American screenwriter, director and producer. Life and career Lionel Chetwynd was born to a Jewish family in Hackney, London, the son of Betty (née Dion) and Peter Chetwynd. His family move ...

, screenwriter, motion picture and television film director and producer * James Corum, air power historian and scholar of counter-insurgency * Ann Coulter, political commentator and writer * Adam Curry, political commentator and former MTV VJ * Dinesh D'Souza, political commentator, author, and filmmaker *

Vox Day Theodore Robert Beale (born August 21, 1968), also known as Vox Day, is an American far-right activist, writer, publisher, and video game designer. He has been described as a white supremacist, a misogynist, and part of the alt-right. ''The Wall ...

, publisher, activist, science fiction writer, journalist, musician, and video game designer * Lou Dobbs, 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 ...

Michael Scott Doran Michael Doran (born April 25, 1962) is an American analyst of the international politics of the Middle East. He is a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute. He was previously a senior fellow at the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookin ...

, senior fellow at

Hudson Institute The Hudson Institute is a conservative American think tank based in Washington, D.C. It was founded in 1961 in Croton-on-Hudson, New York, by futurist, military strategist, and systems theorist Herman Kahn and his colleagues at the RAND Corporat ...

Matt Drudge Matthew Nathan Drudge (born October 27, 1966) is an American journalist and the creator/editor of the Drudge Report, an American news aggregator. Drudge is also an author and a former radio and television show host. Early life and education Drud ...

, political commentator, founder and editor of '' The Drudge Report'' * Aleksandr Dugin, Russian political scientist, author of '' The Foundations of Geopolitics: The Geopolitical Future of Russia'' 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 Eurasia Party *

Diana Furchtgott-Roth Diana Furchtgott-Roth (born 1958) is an economist who is adjunct professor of economics at George Washington University and a columnist for Forbes.com and Tax Notes. She served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology at the Uni ...

, economist * Brigitte Gabriel, journalist, author, political lecturer and anti-Islamic activist * Pamela Geller, political activist and commentator * George Gilder, investor, writer, economist, techno-utopian advocate, and co-founder of the

Discovery Institute The Discovery Institute (DI) is a politically conservative non-profit think tank based in Seattle, Washington, that advocates the pseudoscientific concept Article available froUniversiteit Gent/ref> of intelligent design (ID). It was founded ...

* Joel Gilbert, filmmaker * Callista Gingrich, co-author of ''Rediscovering God in America'' * David P. Goldman (a.k.a. "Spengler"), economist, music critic, and author *

Leon Hadar Leon Hadar, is a global affairs analyst, journalist, blogger and author. A long-time critic of American policy in the Middle East, and a former research fellow with the Cato Institute, Hadar has been a contributing editor for ''The American Conserv ...

, global affairs analyst, journalist, blogger and author * Liangliang He, anchor on Hong Kong–based Mandarin and Cantonese-language broadcaster Phoenix Television * Katie Hopkins, newspaper columnist and TV personality * David Horowitz, conservative writer, founder and president of the

David Horowitz Freedom Center The David Horowitz Freedom Center, formerly the Center for the Study of Popular Culture (CSPC), is a conservative anti-Islam foundation founded in 1988 by political activist David Horowitz and his long-time collaborator Peter Collier. It was ...

, and editor of '' FrontPage Magazine'' *

Deal W. Hudson Deal Wyatt Hudson (born November 20, 1949) is an American conservative political activist. Hudson is the former publisher and editor of ''Crisis Magazine'' and InsideCatholic.com. He is currently president of the Morley Institute for Church and ...

, conservative political activist *

Carol Iannone Carol Iannone is a conservative writer and literary critic. She first made her mark as a strong critic of feminism in articles such as "The Barbarism of Feminist Scholarship." She has published extensively in ''Commentary'', ''National Review'', ' ...

, columnist, literary critic, critic of feminism, and founding Vice President of the

National Association of Scholars The National Association of Scholars (NAS) is an American non-profit politically conservative advocacy organization, with a particular interest in education. It opposes a perceived political correctness on college campuses and supports a return ...

* Paul Johnson, journalist, historian, speechwriter and author *

Dmitry Kiselyov Dmitry Konstantinovich Kiselyov ( rus, Дмитрий Константинович Киселёв; born April 26, 1954), is a Russian propagandist. In 2013, Kiselyov was appointed by Russian President Vladimir Putin to head ''Rossiya Segodnya' ...

, Russian journalist and head of government-owned international news agency

Rossiya Segodnya MIA Rossiya Segodnya (; ) is a media group owned and operated by the Russian government, created on the basis of RIA Novosti. The group owns and operates Sputnik, RIA Novosti, inoSMI and several other entities. The head of the organisation is ...

Lawrence Kudlow Lawrence Alan Kudlow (born August 20, 1947) is an American conservative television personality and financial program host for the Fox network who served as the Director of the National Economic Council during the Trump Administration from 2018 ...

, conservative commentator, economic analyst, television personality, newspaper columnist and host of ''

The Kudlow Report ''The Kudlow Report'' was a news television program about business and politics hosted by Larry Kudlow, that aired on the CNBC television channel at 7pm ET until March 28, 2014. The show began airing on January 26, 2009. It was a successor to ' ...

'' * Michael Ledeen, historian, philosopher, foreign policy analyst, and writer *

Herbert London Herbert Ira London (March 6, 1939 – November 10, 2018) was an American conservative activist, commentator, author, and academic. London was the president of the Hudson Institute from 1997 to 2011. He was a frequent columnist for ''The Washingt ...

, conservative activist, commentator, author, and academic *

John Lott John Richard Lott Jr. (born May 8, 1958) is an American economist, political commentator, and gun rights advocate. Lott was formerly employed at various academic institutions and at the American Enterprise Institute conservative think tank. He ...

, economist, political commentator, and gun rights advocate *

Scott McConnell Scott McConnell (born 1952) is an American journalist best known as a founding editor of ''The American Conservative''. Early life McConnell was born in 1952. He is the great grandson of businessman David H. McConnell, the founder of Avon and ...

, founding editor of American Conservative *

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 Vice Media Group LLC is an American-Canadian digital media and broadcasting company. , the Vice Media Group included five main business areas: VICE.com (digital content); VICE STUDIOS (film and TV production) VICE TV (also known as VICELAND); V ...

Brian Patrick Mitchell Brian Patrick Mitchell () is an American writer, political theorist, and blogger, known for his theory of political difference, theology of interpersonal relations, and critical analysis of gender integration of the American armed forces. Early wo ...

, writer, political theorist, and blogger * Piers Morgan, journalist and television personality, writer for the ''

Daily Mail The ''Daily Mail'' is a British daily middle-market tabloid newspaper and news websitePeter Wilb"Paul Dacre of the Daily Mail: The man who hates liberal Britain", ''New Statesman'', 19 December 2013 (online version: 2 January 2014) publish ...

'' *

Steven W. Mosher Steven Westley Mosher (born May 9, 1948) is an American social scientist, anti-abortion activist, neoconservative, anti-communist, and president of the Population Research Institute (PRI), which opposes population control and abortion. In the earl ...

, social scientist, anti-abortion activist, author, and president of the Population Research Institute *

William Murchison William Murchison is a nationally syndicated political columnist in the United States. Murchison is normally of a conservative political persuasion. He is also a regular contributor to Watchdog.org, ''Chronicles'' and ''The Lone Star Report''. Ed ...

, syndicated political columnist *

Deroy Murdock Deroy Murdock (born 1963) is an American political commentator and a contributing editor with ''National Review Online''. A native of Los Angeles, Murdock lives in New York City. A first-generation American, his parents were born in Costa Rica. ...

, political commentor and a contributing editor with

National Review Online ''National Review'' is an American conservative editorial magazine, focusing on news and commentary pieces on political, social, and cultural affairs. The magazine was founded by the author William F. Buckley Jr. in 1955. Its editor-in-chief i ...

Melanie Phillips Melanie Phillips (born 4 June 1951) is a British journalist, author, and public commentator. She began her career writing for ''The Guardian'' and ''New Statesman''. During the 1990s, she came to identify with ideas more associated with the righ ...

, newspaper opinion columnist *

Norman Podhoretz Norman Podhoretz (; born January 16, 1930) is an American magazine editor, writer, and conservative political commentator, who identifies his views as " paleo-neoconservative".

, conservative pundit, former adviser to the

U.S. Information Agency The United States Information Agency (USIA), which operated from 1953 to 1999, was a United States agency devoted to " public diplomacy". In 1999, prior to the reorganization of intelligence agencies by President George W. Bush, President Bill ...

(1981–87), and writer for

Commentary Commentary or commentaries may refer to: Publications * ''Commentary'' (magazine), a U.S. public affairs journal, founded in 1945 and formerly published by the American Jewish Committee * Caesar's Commentaries (disambiguation), a number of works ...

David Portnoy David Portnoy (born March 22, 1977) is an American internet celebrity, blogger, and founder of the sports and pop culture blog Barstool Sports. Early life Portnoy grew up in Swampscott, Massachusetts. He is Jewish and had a Bar Mitzvah. ...

, American internet celebrity, blogger, and founder of the sports and pop culture blog Barstool Sports *

Alfred S. Regnery Alfred S. Regnery (born November 21, 1942) is an American conservative lawyer, author, and former publisher.

, lawyer, author, and former publisher *

Michael Scheuer Michael F. Scheuer (pronounced "SHOY-er"), (born 1952) is an American former intelligence officer for the Central Intelligence Agency, blogger, author, commentator and former adjunct professor at Georgetown University's Center for Peace and Sec ...

, former CIA intelligence officer, blogger, author, political analyst, and former Chief of the

Bin Laden Issue Station The Bin Laden Issue Station, also known as Alec Station, was a standalone unit of the Central Intelligence Agency in operation from 1996 to 2005 dedicated to tracking Osama bin Laden and his associates, both before and after the 9/11 attacks. It ...

* 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 '' ...

'' * Ross Terrill, academic, historian and journalist, expert in the history of China * Cal Thomas, conservative syndicated columnist, pundit, author and radio commentator *

Emmett Tyrrell Robert Emmett Tyrrell Jr. (born December 14, 1943) is an American conservative magazine editor, book author and columnist. He is the founder and editor-in-chief of ''The American Spectator'' and writes with the byline "R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr." Bac ...

, conservative magazine editor * Bradley C.S. Watson, political science educator, lawyer, and writer *

Slavoj Žižek Slavoj Žižek (, ; ; born 21 March 1949) is a Slovenian philosopher, cultural theorist and public intellectual. He is international director of the Birkbeck Institute for the Humanities at the University of London, visiting professor at New Y ...

, psychoanalytic philosopher, cultural critic, and Marxist

Businesspeople

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* Sheldon Adelson, CEO of Las Vegas Sands * Roger Ailes, former chairman and CEO of

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to presidential campaigns of

Richard Nixon Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913April 22, 1994) was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a representative and senator from California and was ...

Ronald 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 ...

, and

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 ...

* David R. Barker, author, academic and businessman *

Thomas J. Barrack Jr. Thomas Joseph Barrack Jr. (born April 28, 1947) is an American private equity real estate investor and the founder and executive chairman of Colony Capital, a publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT). Barrack has for decades been a clos ...

, 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 ...

William Harrison Binnie William Harrison "Bill" Binnie is an American industrialist, investment banker, and philanthropist, who is currently president of the Carlisle Capital Corporation,http://www.manta.com/company/mm42n0p president of the media company New Hampshire 1 ...

, industrialist and investment banker, President of New Hampshire 1 Network and owner of Carlisle One Media, and Chairman of the Finance Committee for the

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Ernie Boch Jr. Ernest Alexander Boch Jr. (born February 15, 1958) is an American billionaire and businessman who is the former CEO of Boch Enterprises, a billion business consisting primarily of automobile dealerships in Norwood, Massachusetts and the current ...

, CEO of Boch Industries * Elliott Broidy, venture capitalist * Doug Burgum, entrepreneur, philanthropist, former president of

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, former head of Microsoft Business Solutions, chairman of the board for Atlassian, and 2016 Republican nominee for

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Herman Cain Herman Cain (December 13, 1945July 30, 2020) was an American businessman and Tea Party movement activist within the Republican Party. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, Cain grew up in Georgia and graduated from Morehouse College with a bachelor's d ...

, businessman and

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politician (former

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and

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presidential candidate) * Pete Coors, businessman and chairman of MillerCoors *

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, founder of

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* Jim Davis, owner and chairman of New Balance *

Darwin Deason Darwin Deason (born 1940) is an American billionaire businessman and political donor. He founded Affiliated Computer Services in 1988, and sold it to Xerox for $6.4 billion in 2010, becoming Xerox' largest individual shareholder (6%, as of 2016). ...

, businessman and political donor * Daniel R. DiMicco, former CEO of Nucor Corp * Marc Faber, Swiss investor * Sean Fieler, businessman, philanthropist and conservative activist/donor *

Steve Feinberg Stephen Andrew Feinberg (born March 29, 1960) is an American businessman and investor active in hedge fund management and private equity. He is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Cerberus Capital Management. As of March 2019, his ...

, financier and co-founder and CEO of Cerberus Capital Management * Kenneth Fisher, investment analyst and the founder and chairman of

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* Steve Forbes, publishing executive, Editor-in-Chief of ''

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'', and business magnate (former

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and

presidential candidate) * Brian France, CEO of

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Neal B. Freeman Neal B. Freeman (born July 5, 1940, in New York City) is an American businessman and political writer. He served as the Washington Editor for ''National Review'' magazine from 1978 until 1981. Freeman graduated with a bachelor's degree from Yale ...

, founder of The Blackwell Corporation, former president of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting *

Foster Friess Foster Stephen Friess (April 2, 1940 – May 27, 2021) was an American investment manager and prominent donor to the Republican Party and to Christian right causes. He unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for governor of Wyoming in ...

, businessman and philanthropist * David Green, businessman and CEO of Hobby Lobby *

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 ...

, entrepreneur and oil industry pioneer *

Stanley Hubbard Stanley Stub Hubbard (born 1933) is an American billionaire heir and businessman. He is the chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Hubbard Broadcasting, founded by his father. Much of his fortune was earned through the operations of fami ...

, CEO of

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* Carl Icahn, business magnate, investor, activist shareholder, philanthropist, founder and majority shareholder of

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and Chairman of

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Peter Kalikow Peter Stephen Kalikow (born December 1, 1942) is president of H. J. Kalikow & Company, LLC, a New York City-based real estate firm. He is a former chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA),

, president of H. J. Kalikow & Company *

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, investor, educator, motivational speaker and self-help author (authored two business books with the candidate) * Bill Koch, businessman, sailor, and collector *

Shalabh Kumar Shalabh "Shalli" Kumar (Hindi: शलभ कुमार; born 24 December 1948) is a Chicago-based Indian Americans, Indian-American industrialist and political donor affiliated with the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party. Kumar ...

, industrialist, philanthropist, and founder and head of the Republican Hindu Coalition *

Charles Kushner Charles Kushner (born May 16, 1954) is an American real estate developer, former federal inmate, and disbarred former attorney. He founded Kushner Companies in 1985. In 2005, he was convicted of illegal campaign contributions, tax evasion, and ...

, 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 Jared Corey Kushner (born January 10, 1981) is an American businessman and investor. He served as a senior advisor to 45th U.S. president Donald Trump, his father-in-law. Since leaving the White House, Kushner founded Affinity Partners, a pri ...

, co-owner of

, owner of ''

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'', son-in-law of the candidate * Kenneth Langone, co-founder of

The Home Depot The Home Depot, Inc., is an American multinational home improvement retail corporation that sells tools, construction products, appliances, and services, including fuel and transportation rentals. Home Depot is the largest home improvement re ...

* Richard LeFrak, real-estate businessman *

Howard Lorber Howard Mark Lorber (born September 8, 1948) is an American businessman and investor. Early life and education Lorber was born to a Jewish family in The Bronx, the son of Charles and Celia (née Benrubi) Lorber but grew up in Paramus, New Jersey. ...

, businessman, investor and CEO of Vector Group * Ted Malloch, CEO of The Roosevelt Group *

David Malpass David Robert Malpass (born March 8, 1956) is an American economic analyst and former government official serving as President of the World Bank Group since 2019. Malpass previously served as Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affa ...

, founder and president of Encima Global LLC, Deputy Assistant Treasury Secretary under President

, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State under President

* Doug Manchester, businessman, real estate developer, and former newspaper publisher *

Linda McMahon Linda Marie McMahon (née Edwards; October 4, 1948) is an American political executive, retired professional wrestler, executive, and performer. She served as the 25th administrator of the Small Business Administration from 2017 to 2019. McMahon ...

, former president and CEO of

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and Republican nominee for Senate from Connecticut in

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and

Robert Mercer Robert Leroy Mercer (born July 11, 1946) is an American hedge fund manager, computer scientist, and political donor. Mercer was an early artificial intelligence researcher and developer and is the former co-CEO of the hedge fund company Renaissan ...

, computer scientist and co-CEO of

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Larry Mizel Larry A. Mizel (born September 14, 1942) is an American business executive and philanthropist based in Denver, Colorado. He currently serves as Executive Chairman of MDC Holdings. Early life Larry A. Mizel was born to a American Jews, Jewish fam ...

, chairman and CEO of

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Steven Mnuchin Steven Terner Mnuchin ( ; born December 21, 1962) is an American investment banker and film producer who served as the 77th United States secretary of the treasury as part of the Cabinet of Donald Trump from 2017 to 2021. Serving for a full pres ...

, banker, political fundraiser, CEO of Dune Capital Management and Finance Chair of the Donald Trump 2016 presidential campaign * Stephen Moore, economic writer, policy analyst, co-founder and former president of the Club for Growth, former member of the ''

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'' editorial board, and former chief economist for

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Rupert Murdoch Keith Rupert Murdoch ( ; born 11 March 1931) is an Australian-born American business magnate. Through his company News Corp, he is the owner of hundreds of local, national, and international publishing outlets around the world, including ...

, media mogul, former CEO of

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Terry Neese Terry Neese (born December 1, 1947) is an American businesswoman and politician. She was the first woman nominated by a major political party for the seat of Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma in 1990 and a candidate for Oklahoma's 5th congression ...

, founder of Terry Neese Personnel Services and the Institute for the Economic Empowerment of Women *

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, hedge fund manager and president of Paulson & Co. *

Dan Peña Daniel Steven Peña Sr. (born August 10, 1945) is an American businessman. Early life Peña is Mexican American and was raised in East Los Angeles, California. In 1971, he graduated from San Fernando Valley State College School of Business Ad ...

, businessman and business coach * Anthony Pratt, Australian billionaire, executive chairman of

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and Pratt Industries * Joe Ricketts, founder, former CEO and former chairman of TD Ameritrade *

Wilbur Ross Wilbur Louis Ross Jr. (born November 28, 1937) is an American businessman who served as the 39th United States Secretary of Commerce from 2017 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, Ross was previously chairman and chief executive officer ...

, investor, owner of WL Ross & Co., owner of International Steel Group, vice chairman of

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Steven Roth Steven Roth (born 1941) is an American real estate investor, the founder and chairman of Vornado Realty Trust, the largest commercial landlord in New York City. He is also co-founder and managing general partner of Interstate Properties, and chai ...

, real estate investor and CEO of Vornado Realty Trust *

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

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, financier, entrepreneur, author, founder and a co-managing partner of

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, and host of '' Wall Street Week'' on

Martin Selig Martin Selig (born 1936/37) is a German-born American billionaire property developer, particularly known for his work in Seattle including the Columbia Center, the city's tallest building. He is a Holocaust survivor, having been able to go into h ...

, founder and owner of Martin Selig Real Estate * Patrick Soon-Shiong *

German Sterligov German Lvovich Sterligov (russian: Герман Львович Стерлигов; born 18 October 1966) is a Russian businessman. Life and career German Sterligov was born in Zagorsk (today Sergiyev Posad), Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. He attende ...

, Russian businessman and environmentalist * Peter Thiel, entrepreneur, venture capitalist, hedge fund manager, co-founder of PayPal, board member of Facebook, libertarian, and Transhumanism, transhumanist * Donald Trump Jr., 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 * Vladimir Yakunin, Russian businessman, public figure, former president of Russian Railways, and founder and president of the World Public Forum "Dialogue of Civilizations" * Richard Yuengling Jr., owner of Yuengling Brewery

Political strategists

* Mark Corallo, political communications and public relations professional, co-founder and co-principal of Corallo Comstock * Steve Hilton, British political strategist * Paul Manafort, lobbyist, political consultant, and former director at the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions * Dick Morris, political author and commentator, former pollster, political campaign consultant, and general political consultant * David Saunders (political strategist), David Saunders, political strategist and author ( Democratic) * Roger Stone, political consultant, lobbyist, and strategist

Radio hosts

Laura Ingraham by Gage Skidmore (16489846918)

* Mark Belling * Anthony Cumia * Mike Francesa * Sean Hannity, also host of ''Hannity'' on

* Laura Ingraham * Rick Wiles (TruNews) * Lars Larson * Mark Levin * Rush Limbaugh * Dennis Prager * Jeff Rense * Michael Savage

Religious leaders

* Jim Bakker, televangelist, former Assemblies of God minister and radio host * C.L. Bryant, Baptist minister, radio and television host * Mark Burns (pastor), Mark Burns, pastor and co-founder of the South Carolina-based Christian TV network, The NOW Network * James Dobson, evangelical Protestant author, psychologist, and founder of Focus on the Family * Jerry Falwell Jr., president of Liberty University * Jim Garlow, pastor of Skyline Church * Norman Geisler, Christian systematic theologian, philosopher, and co-founder of Southern Evangelical Seminary * John Hagee, founder and senior pastor of Cornerstone Church and CEO of Global Evangelism Television * Bill Johnson (pastor), Bill Johnson, pastor of Bethel Church (Redding, California), Bethel Church in Redding, California, Redding, California * James F. Linzey, ordained minister in the Southern Baptist Convention * Eric Metaxas, author, speaker, and radio host * Mike Murdock, singer-songwriter, televangelist and pastor of the Wisdom Center ministry * Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life * Ralph E. Reed Jr., conservative activist, former director of the Christian Coalition of America, Christian Coalition, founder of the Faith and Freedom Coalition, and 2006 Georgia statewide elections, 2006 Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia * Pat Robertson, former Southern Baptist minister and chairman of the Christian Broadcasting Network * Paula White, televangelist

Republican Party figures

* Gary Bauer, politician and activist * Morton Blackwell, Republican National Committeeman from Virginia * Jim Brulte, Chairman of the California Republican Party * Patrick Davis (politics), Patrick Davis, political consultant and strategist * Arnaldo Ferraro, Republican Party chairman of Brooklyn, Kings County, New York * Ed Gillespie, former chairman of the Republican National Committee (2003–05), former Counselor to the President (2007–09), and 2017 Republican candidate for Governor of Virginia, Governor of Virginia * Eric Greitens, 2016 Republican nominee for Governor of Missouri * Josh Hawley, 2016 Republican nominee for Missouri Attorney General * Tirso del Junco, former Chairman of the California Republican Party * Joseph Mondello, Republican Party chairman of Nassau County * Tom Pauken, former Chairman of the Texas Republican Party * Reince Priebus, chairman of the Republican National Committee (2011–2017), former chairman of the Republican Party of Wisconsin * Ronna Romney McDaniel, chairwoman of the Michigan Republican Party, member of the Romney family * Christine Jack Toretti, Republican National Committeewoman from Pennsylvania * Chuck Yob, former Republican National Committeeman from Michigan

Social and political activists

* Christopher R. Barron, political activist and consultant, former national political director for Log Cabin Republicans, co-founder of GOProud, an organization representing conservative gays, president of CapSouth Consulting, and founder of LGBT for Trump * Marjorie Dannenfelser, anti-abortion activist and president of the Susan B. Anthony List * Elizabeth Emken, former president of Autism Speaks and Republican nominee for Senate from California in United States Senate election in California, 2012, 2012 * Edwin Feulner, former president of the Heritage Foundation * Day Gardner, founder and president of The National Black Pro Life Union and associate director of National Pro-Life Center * Woolworth sit-in, Clarence Henderson, civil rights activist and participant in the Woolworth sit-in * Alveda King, activist, niece of Martin Luther King Jr. * Amy Kremer,

activist * Trevor Loudon, author, speaker and political activist * Jenny Beth Martin, co-founder and national coordinator of the Tea Party Patriots * K. T. McFarland, Senior Fellow at the American Conservative Union * Jimmy McMillan, rent activist, perennial candidate, and founder of The Rent Is Too Damn High Party * Troy Newman (activist), Troy Newman, president of the anti-abortion organization Operation Rescue (Kansas), Operation Rescue * Grover Norquist, political advocate and president of Americans for Tax Reform * CJ Pearson, political activist, political commentator and journalist * Jerry Regier, founder and first president of the Family Research Council * Brooke Rollins, president of the Texas Public Policy Foundation * Austin Ruse, president of the Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute * Phyllis Schlafly, president of the Eagle Forum and author of A Choice Not An Echo * Matt Schlapp, president of the American Conservative Union * Rocky Suhayda, white supremacist and chairman of the American Nazi Party * Milton Wolf (radiologist), Milton Wolf, physician,

activist and second cousin, once removed of Barack Obama

University and academic figures

Lawyers

* Tony Buzbee * Victoria Toensing * Adam Walinsky ( Democratic)

Other

* Juanita Broaddrick, former nursing home administrator, accused Bill Clinton of rape * Gennifer Flowers, former actress and author, had a sexual encounter with Bill Clinton * David Duke, American neo-Nazi, antisemitic conspiracy theorist, far-right politician, convicted felon, and former grand wizard of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan * Paula Jones, former Arkansas state employee, accused Bill Clinton of sexual harassment * Malik Obama, half-brother of Barack Obama * Kathy Shelton, sexual assault survivor, Hillary Clinton was assigned as defense counsel for her rapist * Jimmy Webb, enlisted Infantry Marine (2005–2010), son of former Democratic Senator and presidential candidate Jim Webb * Kathleen Willey, former White House volunteer, accused Bill Clinton of sexual assault

Celebrities

Actors and comedians

* Tim Allen * Kirstie Alley * Scott Baio * Stephen Baldwin * Roseanne Barr * Morgan Brittany * Jim Breuer * Gary Busey * James Caan * Dean Cain * Kirk Cameron * Adam Carolla * Julienne Davis * Stacey Dash * Robert Davi * R. Lee Ermey * Vincent Gallo * Kelsey Grammer * Lou Ferrigno * Barry Humphries * Paul Hogan * Victoria Jackson * Sean Kanan * Jerry Lewis * Rich Little * Jon Lovitz * David McCallum * Dennis Miller * Michael Moriarty * Kevin Nealon * Jim Norton (comedian), Jim Norton * John O'Hurley * Joe Piscopo * Randy Quaid * John Ratzenberger * Antonio Sabàto Jr. * Rob Schneider * John Schneider (screen actor), John Schneider * Steven Seagal * Nick Searcy * Charlie Sheen * Kevin Sorbo * Kristy Swanson *Janine Turner * Ann Turkel * Jean-Claude Van Damme * Jon Voight * Fred Williamson * James Woods

Adult entertainers

Athletes and sports figures

* Kim Rhode * Steve Kuclo * Scott Hamilton (figure skater), Scott Hamilton * Robin Lehner * Max Domi

Media personalities and socialites

Singers and musicians

Newspapers, magazines, and other media

National

* ''The Washington Times'', Washington, DC * ''Florida Times-Union'', Jacksonville, Florida * ''New York Observer'', New York City (owned by

, Trump's son-in-law) * ''Las Vegas Review-Journal'', Las Vegas, Nevada * ''Long Island Jewish World'', Long Island, New York * ''The National Enquirer'' * ''Santa Barbara News-Press'', Santa Barbara, California * ''St. Joseph News-Press '', St Joseph Missouri * ''The Times-Gazette'', Hillsboro, Ohio * ''The Crusader (The Knights Party), The Crusader'', the official newspaper of the Ku Klux Klan (denounced by Trump's campaign)

Foreign

* ''Israel Hayom'', Israel's largest circulation newspaper. * ''DPRK Today'', North Korean state media

National organizations

* American Energy Alliance * Gays for Trump * Great America PAC * Vishnu Gupta, Hindu Sena, Indian Hindu nationalism, Hindu nationalist organization * International Defensive Pistol Association * National Black Republican Association * National Rifle Association * Traditionalist Youth Network

State and local organizations

* Log Cabin Republicans: Cleveland, Colorado, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, Orange County, California, Orange County, and Texas chapters

Labor unions

* Fraternal Order of Police * National Border Patrol Council, largest border patrol union in U.S. representing 16,000 members (first presidential endorsement in union's history)

U.S. state political parties

* Conservative Party of New York State * Independent Party of Delaware

Minor political parties

* American Freedom Party * American Independent Party

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