Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign has been astounding, to say the least. So how did the bombastic businessman go from The Celebrity Apprentice to probably GOP nominee? Check out some of the famous faces who have thrown their support behind the Trump for President movement. You might be surprised who's on Team Trump these days.
1. Willie Robertson
The Duck Dynasty star is supporting Donald Trump in the 2016 election. "He's not afraid to tell it like it is. He's a friend of the Second Amendment," Robertson said, according to PR newswire. "The man I'm standing behind to be the next President of the United States -- Donald Trump.
2. Tila Tequila
Internet personality Tila Tequila posted a nearly six-minute long YouTube video expressing her support for Donald Trump in the 2016 election.
3. Lou Ferrigno
Former Celebrity Apprentice contestant and onetime Hulk Lou Ferrigno told TMZ that he is wishing "Donald the best" and "hoping he goes all the way" with his 2016 presidential campaign.
4. Dennis Rodman
Dennis Rodman expressed his support for Donald Trump's 2016 candidacy on Twitter, writing, "@realDonaldTrump has been a great friend for many years. We don't need another politician, we need a businessman like Mr. Trump! Trump 2016."
5. Mike Tyson
The face-tattooing, ear-biting former heavyweight champion went on HuffPost Live in October 2015 and said this of Donald Trump: "He should be president of the United States."
6. Azealia Banks
“Ok so, I think I’m ready to admit that I’m going to vote for Donald Trump,” rapper Azealia Bankstweeted in February. “I think Trump is the only one who truly has the balls to bust up big business. Hilary [sic] is too tied in with them and Bernie has no clout.”
7. Chingy
Chingy confused us when he tweeted out a Trump endorsement, then backed off later. “Politics vs society. People should innerstand that politics is a business jus like the job you work at. I vote for @realDonaldTrump YEP 3,” the rapper/actor wrote. But then he followed up: “Everything I wrote has been taken completely out of context…but I’m trending though. lmao #LiveofACeleb #TwitterIsTheDevil #NoEndorsement.”
8. Aaron Carter
'90s heartthrob Aaron Carter wants candy — and Trump, apparently. He tweeted, “@realDonaldTrump Does America want to have a president who FOLLOWS or someone who leads? I vote For @realdonaldtrump.”
9. Wayne Newton
The Vegas entertainer has some interesting reasons for supporting Trump. “Number one, he tells the truth,” he said on Fox and Friends. “Number two, he doesn’t have — he’s been where most of these guys want to be in terms of riding on his own plane. He doesn’t have to worry about what hotels he stays in. Doesn’t have to worry about how his family gets to Hawaii, so on and so forth.” Well then.
10. Mike Ditka
Football legend Mike Ditka would throw a touchdown pass to Trump. “I think that he has the fire in his belly to make America great again and probably do it the right way,” he told the Chicago Sun-Times. “I do like him, yes. I do like him.”
11. Ann Coulter
No surprise here — outspoken conservative commentator Ann Coulter is pro-Trump. His controversial speech about Mexican immigrants all being racist apparently won her over.
12. Stephen Baldwin
The Baldwin you often forget about is Team Trump. “I think he’d make a great president,” Stephen Baldwin told CNN’s Don Lemon. “He’s not a politician and he doesn’t care what anybody thinks. That’s why he’s surging in the polls.”
13. Jesse James
Sandra Bullock's ex-husband is voting Trump this year. “This guy is the Real Deal, and will Make America Great Again,” James wrote on hisFacebook page in January.
14. Kid Rock
Kid Rock made his feelings about Donald Trump's presidential run crystal clear in an expletive-lacedRolling Stone interview. “My feeling: let the motherf*cking business guy run it like a f*cking business. And his campaign has been entertaining as sh*t."
15. Hulk Hogan
“I don’t want to be in the ring with any candidates, I want to be Trump’s running mate,” Hogan recently told TMZ. Well, there's a can't-lose ticket.
