This is a list of notable individuals and organizations who voiced their endorsement for the office of the president of Donald Trump as the Republican Party's presidential nominee for the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
Former U.S. federal government
Vice presidents
Federal cabinet-level officials
- John Ashcroft, 79th United States attorney general (2001âÂÂ05)
- William Bennett, 3rd United States Secretary of Education (1985âÂÂ88)
- John Rusling Block, 21st United States Secretary of Agriculture (1981âÂÂ86)
- John R. Bolton, 25th United States Ambassador to the United Nations (2005âÂÂ06)
- Elaine Chao, 24th United States Secretary of Labor (2001âÂÂ09)
- Edwin Meese, 75th United States attorney general (1985âÂÂ88)
- Jim Nicholson, 5th United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs (2005âÂÂ07)
- Gale Norton, 48th United States Secretary of the Interior (2001âÂÂ06)
- Anthony Principi, 4th United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs (2001âÂÂ05)
- Donald Rumsfeld, 13th and 21st United States Secretary of Defense (1975âÂÂ77, 2001âÂÂ06)
- John W. Snow, 73rd United States Secretary of the Treasury (2003âÂÂ06)
- Tommy Thompson, 19th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services (2001âÂÂ05)
- James G. Watt, 43rd United States Secretary of the Interior (1981âÂÂ83)
Federal departmental officials
- William G. Boykin, ret. 3-star general, deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence (2002âÂÂ07)
- Chapman B. Cox, Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) (1983âÂÂ84)
- Michael Flynn, ret. 3-star general, Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (2012âÂÂ14) (Democratic)
- Jeffrey D. Gordon, Pentagon spokesman (2005âÂÂ09)
- J. William Middendorf, United States Secretary of the Navy (1974âÂÂ77)
- Joseph E. Schmitz, Inspector General (2002âÂÂ05)
- Herbert R. Temple Jr., Chief of the National Guard Bureau (1986âÂÂ90)
- William Winkenwerder Jr., former United States Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs (2001âÂÂ07)
- Peter Ferrara, former associate deputy attorney general (1991âÂÂ93)
Independent agencies and commissions
U.S. ambassadors
- Charles L. Glazer, El Salvador (2007âÂÂ09)
- G. Philip Hughes, Barbados, Dominica, St Lucia, Antigua, St. Vincent, and St. Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla (1990âÂÂ93)
- Douglas Kmiec, Malta (2009âÂÂ11)
- John D. Ong, Norway (2002âÂÂ05)
- Francis Rooney, Holy See (2005âÂÂ08)
- Faith Whittlesey, Switzerland (1981âÂÂ83, 1985âÂÂ88)
White House staff
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
- 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
- Idaho state representative: Phil Hart
- Iowa state senators: Kitty Rehberg, Sandy Greiner
- Iowa state representatives: Teresa Garman, Annette Sweeney, Dave Tjepkes, Kenneth Veenstra, Ralph Watts, Betty De Boef
- Louisiana state senator: Troy Hebert (Independent)
- Michigan state senators: Randy Richardville,
- Michigan state representatives: Rick Johnson, Andrew Richner
- Ohio state representatives: Matt Huffman
- South Carolina state senator: Jake Knotts
- Texas state representatives: Martha Wong, Wayne Christian
- Virginia state senators: Jeannemarie Devolites Davis, Jeff McWaters
U.S. municipal officials
Mayors and county executives
- Greg Edwards, 5th Chautauqua County executive (2006âÂÂ13)
- Charles Evers, mayor of Fayette, Mississippi (1969âÂÂ81, 1985âÂÂ89)
- Drew Ferguson, mayor of West Point, Georgia, 2016 Republican nominee for Georgia's 3rd congressional district
- Rudy Giuliani, 107th mayor of New York City (1994âÂÂ2001)
- Tom Leppert, 60th mayor of Dallas, Texas (2007âÂÂ11)
- Rick Mystrom, mayor of Anchorage (1994âÂÂ2000)
Municipal executive officials
- Joe Arpaio, sheriff of Maricopa County
- Rob Astorino, Westchester County Executive, 2014 Republican nominee for Governor of New York
- Paul Babeu, sheriff of Pinal County
- David A. Clarke Jr., sheriff of Milwaukee County
- James M. Cummings, sheriff of Barnstable County
- Ed Day, Rockland County executive
- Greg Hartmann, member of the three-member board of commissioners in Hamilton County, Ohio
- Chuck Jenkins, sheriff of Frederick County
- Peggy Littleton, El Paso County commissioner
- Dick Monteith, chairman of the Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors
- Michelle Park Steel, member of the Orange County Board of Supervisors
- Corey Stewart, chairman of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors
- Carolyn Bunny Welsh, Chester County sheriff
Municipal legislators
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
Heads of state and government
Current
- Hun Sen, prime minister of Cambodia (1985âÂÂ2023), president of the Cambodian People's Party (2015âÂÂpresent)
- Alexander Lukashenko, president of Belarus (1994âÂÂpresent), Chairman of the All-Belarusian People's Assembly (2024âÂÂpresent), chairman of the Supreme State Council of the Union State (2000âÂÂpresent), and member of the Supreme Council of Belarus (1991âÂÂ1994) (Independent)
- Robert Mugabe, president of Zimbabwe (1987âÂÂ2017), prime minister of Zimbabwe (1980âÂÂ1987), president of ZANUâÂÂPF (1980âÂÂ2017)
- Viktor Orbán, prime minister of Hungary (1998âÂÂ2002, 2010âÂÂpresent), president of Fidesz (1993âÂÂ2000, 2003âÂÂpresent)
- MiloÃ
¡ Zeman, 3rd president of the Czech Republic (2013âÂÂ2023), member of the Party of Civic Rights (2009âÂÂpresent), former leader of the Social Democratic Party (1993âÂÂ2001)
Former
Other executive officials
- Petr Bendl, former Minister of Agriculture (2011âÂÂ2013) and former Minister of Transport (Civic Democratic Party)
- Guillermo Moreno, Secretary of Domestic Trade of Argentina (2006âÂÂ2013) (Principles and Values)
- Andrew Peacock, former Australian Minister for Industry and Commerce (1982âÂÂ1983), former Minister for Industrial Relations (1980âÂÂ1981), former Minister for Foreign Affairs (1975âÂÂ1980), former Minister for the Environment (1975), former Minister for External Territories (1972), former Minister for Defence and Minister for the Army (1969âÂÂ1971) and former leader of the Liberal Party (1983âÂÂ1985, 1989âÂÂ1990)
- David Richards, Baron Richards of Herstmonceux, former Chief of the Defence Staff of the British Armed Forces
- Vojislav Ã
 eÃ
¡elj, former deputy prime minister (1998âÂÂ2000) and founder and president of the Serbian Radical Party (1991âÂÂpresent)
- Cyril Svoboda, former deputy prime minister (2002âÂÂ2004) and former leader of the KDU-ÃÂSL (2001âÂÂ2003, 2009âÂÂ2010)
- Subramanian Swamy, former Minister of Commerce and Industry (1990âÂÂ91) (Bharatiya Janata Party)
Members of national and supranational parliaments
Regional ministers, legislators, and party leaders
Former regional ministers, legislators, and party leaders
- Sergey Markov, former member of the Russian State Duma (2006âÂÂ2008), member of United Russia, president of the Institute of Political Studies
Notable individuals
Commentators, writers, filmmakers, and columnists
- Conrad Black, Canadian-born British former newspaper publisher, author and member of the House of Lords
- Ruthie Blum, journalist, columnist, former features editor of the Jerusalem Post, and current web editor at Algemeiner Journal
- Eric Bolling, commentator, co-host of The Five and Cashin' In on Fox News
- Andrew G. Bostom, author and expert on Islam
- Floyd Brown, author, speaker, and media commentator
- Lionel Chetwynd, 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
- Vox Day, 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
- Michael Scott Doran, senior fellow at Hudson Institute
- Matt Drudge, political commentator, founder and editor of The Drudge Report
- Dinesh D'Souza, political commentator, author, and filmmaker
- Aleksandr Dugin, Russian political scientist, author of The Foundations of Geopolitics: The Geopolitical Future of Russia and The Fourth Political Theory, and member of the Eurasia Party
- Julie Nixon Eisenhower, author, daughter of former president Richard Nixon (1969âÂÂ1974)
- Diana Furchtgott-Roth, economist
- Brigitte Gabriel, journalist, author, political lecturer and anti-Islamic activist
- Pamela Geller, political activist and commentator
- Joel Gilbert, filmmaker
- George Gilder, investor, writer, economist, techno-utopian advocate, and co-founder of the Discovery Institute
- Callista Gingrich, co-author of Rediscovering God in America
- David P. Goldman (a.k.a. "Spengler"), economist, music critic, and author
- Leon Hadar, global affairs analyst, journalist, blogger and author
- , anchor on Hong KongâÂÂbased 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, and editor of FrontPage Magazine
- Deal W. Hudson, conservative political activist
- Carol Iannone, columnist, literary critic, critic of feminism, and founding vice president of the National Association of Scholars
- Paul Johnson, journalist, historian, speechwriter and author
- Dmitry Kiselyov, Russian journalist and head of government-owned international news agency Rossiya Segodnya
- Lawrence Kudlow, conservative commentator, economic analyst, television personality, newspaper columnist and host of The Kudlow Report
- Michael Ledeen, historian, philosopher, foreign policy analyst, and writer
- Herbert London, conservative activist, commentator, author, and academic
- John Lott, economist, political commentator, and gun rights advocate
- Scott McConnell, founding editor of American Conservative
- Gavin McInnes, writer, creative director, actor, comedian, and co-founder of Vice Media
- Brian Patrick Mitchell, writer, political theorist, and blogger
- Piers Morgan, journalist and television personality, writer for the Daily Mail
- Steven W. Mosher, social scientist, anti-abortion activist, author, and president of the Population Research Institute
- William Murchison, syndicated political columnist
- Deroy Murdock, political commentator and a contributing editor with National Review Online
- Melanie Phillips, newspaper opinion columnist
- Norman Podhoretz, conservative pundit, former adviser to the U.S. Information Agency (1981âÂÂ87), and writer for Commentary
- Dave Portnoy, internet celebrity, blogger, and founder of the sports and pop culture blog Barstool Sports
- Alfred S. Regnery, lawyer, author, and former publisher
- Michael Scheuer, former CIA intelligence officer, blogger, author, political analyst, and former chief of the Bin Laden Issue Station
- Hossein Shariatmadari, Iranian conservative journalist and editor-in-chief of Kayhan
- Ross Terrill, academic, historian and journalist, expert in the history of China
- Cal Thomas, conservative syndicated columnist, pundit, author and radio commentator
- Emmett Tyrrell, conservative magazine editor
- Bradley C.S. Watson, political science educator, lawyer, and writer
Businesspeople
- Sheldon Adelson, CEO of Las Vegas Sands
- Roger Ailes, former chairman and CEO of Fox News Channel, media consultant to presidential campaigns of Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, and George H. W. Bush
- David R. Barker, author, academic and businessman
- Thomas J. Barrack Jr., founder and chairman of Colony Capital
- Andrew Beal, founder and chairman of Beal Bank
- William Harrison Binnie, industrialist and investment banker, president of New Hampshire 1 Network and owner of Carlisle One Media, and chairman of the Finance Committee of the New Hampshire Republican State Committee
- Ernie Boch Jr., CEO of Boch Industries
- Elliott Broidy, venture capitalist
- Doug Burgum, entrepreneur, philanthropist, former president of Great Plains Software, former head of Microsoft Business Solutions, chairman of the board for Atlassian, and 2016 Republican nominee for Governor of North Dakota
- Herman Cain, businessman and Tea Party politician (former 2000 and 2012 presidential candidate)
- Pete Coors, businessman and chairman of MillerCoors
- Jenny Craig, founder of Jenny Craig Inc.
- Jim Davis, owner and chairman of New Balance
- Darwin Deason, businessman and political donor
- Daniel R. DiMicco, former CEO of Nucor Corp
- Marc Faber, Swiss investor
- Steve Feinberg, financier and co-founder and CEO of Cerberus Capital Management
- Kenneth Fisher, investment analyst and the founder and chairman of Fisher Investments
- Steve Forbes, publishing executive, editor-in-chief of Forbes, and business magnate (former 1996 and 2000 presidential candidate)
- Brian France, CEO of NASCAR
- Neal B. Freeman, founder of the Blackwell Corporation, former president of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting
- Foster Friess, businessman and philanthropist
- David Green, businessman and CEO of Hobby Lobby
- Harold Hamm, entrepreneur and oil industry pioneer
- Stanley Hubbard, CEO of Hubbard Broadcasting
- Carl Icahn, business magnate, investor, activist shareholder, philanthropist, founder and majority shareholder of Icahn Enterprises and Chairman of Federal-Mogul
- Andrew Intrater, head of Columbus Nova and cousin of Viktor Vekselberg
- Peter Kalikow, president of H. J. Kalikow & Company
- Robert Kiyosaki, businessman, investor, educator, motivational speaker and self-help author (authored two business books with the candidate)
- Bill Koch, businessman, sailor, and collector
- Shalabh Kumar, industrialist, philanthropist, and founder and head of the Republican Hindu Coalition
- Charles Kushner, real estate developer and co-owner of Kushner Properties
- Jared Kushner, co-owner of Kushner Properties, owner of The New York Observer, son-in-law of the candidate
- Kenneth Langone, co-founder of The Home Depot
- Richard LeFrak, real-estate businessman
- Howard Lorber, businessman, investor and CEO of Vector Group
- Ted Malloch, CEO of the Roosevelt Group
- David Malpass, founder and president of Encima Global LLC, deputy assistant treasury secretary under President Ronald Reagan, deputy assistant secretary of State under President George H. W. Bush
- Doug Manchester, businessman, real estate developer, and former newspaper publisher
- Linda McMahon, former president and CEO of WWE and Republican nominee for Senate from Connecticut in 2010 and 2012
- Robert Mercer, computer scientist and co-CEO of Renaissance Technologies
- Larry Mizel, chairman and CEO of MDC Holdings
- Steven Mnuchin, 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 Wall Street Journal editorial board, and former chief economist for The Heritage Foundation
- Rupert Murdoch, media mogul, former CEO of 21st Century Fox
- Terry Neese, founder of Terry Neese Personnel Services and the Institute for the Economic Empowerment of Women
- John Paulson, hedge fund manager and president of Paulson & Co.
- Dan Peña, businessman and business coach
- Dave Portnoy, businessman and founder of Barstool Sports
- Anthony Pratt, Australian billionaire, executive chairman of Visy and Pratt Industries
- Joe Ricketts, founder, former CEO and former chairman of TD Ameritrade
- Wilbur Ross, investor, owner of WL Ross & Co., owner of International Steel Group, vice chairman of Bank of Cyprus
- Steven Roth, real estate investor and CEO of Vornado Realty Trust
- Phil Ruffin, businessman, owner of Treasure Island Hotel and Casino, and partner of Trump Hotel Las Vegas
- Anthony Scaramucci, financier, entrepreneur, author, founder and co-managing partner of SkyBridge Capital, and host of Wall Street Week on Fox Business
- Martin Selig, founder and owner of Martin Selig Real Estate
- Patrick Soon-Shiong
- German Sterligov, Russian businessman and environmentalist
- Peter Thiel, entrepreneur, venture capitalist, hedge fund manager, co-founder of PayPal, board member of Facebook, libertarian, and 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 and author (Democratic)
- Roger Stone, political consultant, lobbyist, and strategist
Radio hosts
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 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; CEO of Global Evangelism Television
- Bill Johnson, pastor of Bethel Church in 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, founder of the Faith and Freedom Coalition, and 2006 Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia
- Pat Robertson, former Southern Baptist minister and chairman of the Christian Broadcasting Network
- Lance Wallnau, preacher associated with the New Apostolic Reformation movement
- 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, political consultant and strategist
- Arnaldo Ferraro, Republican Party chairman of Kings County, New York
- Ed Gillespie, former chairman of the Republican National Committee (2003âÂÂ05), former Counselor to the President (2007âÂÂ09), and 2017 Republican candidate for 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 (2011âÂÂ2017), 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 2012
- Edwin Feulner, former president of The Heritage Foundation
- Day Gardner, founder and president of the National Black Pro Life Union; associate director of National Pro-Life Center
- Clarence Henderson, civil rights activist and participant in the Woolworth sit-in
- Alveda King, activist, niece of Martin Luther King Jr.
- Amy Kremer, Tea Party 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, president of the anti-abortion organization Operation Rescue
- Grover Norquist, political advocate and president of Americans for Tax Reform
- CJ Pearson, political activist (previously endorsed Rand Paul, Ted Cruz and Bernie Sanders)
- 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
- Matt Schlapp, president of the American Conservative Union
- Rocky Suhayda, white supremacist and chairman of the American Nazi Party
- Milton Wolf, physician, Tea Party activist; second cousin, once removed of Barack Obama
University and academic figures
Lawyers
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
- 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
- Kathleen Willey, former White House volunteer, accused Bill Clinton of sexual assault
Celebrities
Actors and comedians
Adult entertainers
Athletes and sports figures
Media personalities and socialites
Singers and musicians
Newspapers, magazines, and other media
National
- The Crusader, the official newspaper of the Ku Klux Klan (denounced by Trump's campaign)
- Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville, Florida
- Las Vegas Review-Journal, Las Vegas, Nevada
- Long Island Jewish World, Long Island, New York
- The National Enquirer
- New York Observer, New York City (owned by Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law)
- Santa Barbara News-Press, Santa Barbara, California
- St. Joseph News-Press, St Joseph Missouri
- The Times-Gazette, Hillsboro, Ohio
- The Washington Times, Washington, DC
Foreign
National organizations
State and local organizations
Labor unions
U.S. state political parties
Minor political parties
Business leaders
See also
Notes
References