Who are Donald Trump’s celebrity supporters? For all the rhetoric about democracy in action, US elections are as much about showbiz pizzazz as they are about […]

For all the rhetoric about democracy in action, US elections are as much about showbiz pizzazz as they are about electoral colleges, policy papers and hanging chads.

As such, every four years the competition for celebrity endorsements is fierce. With American political debate stratifying into increasingly polarised positions, the stars who tag their name to a candidate can be revealing.

Hillary Clinton has attracted the public support of figures such as Beyonce, Lena Dunham and George Clooney – but who has Donald Trump got on board his seeming quest to become God-Emperor of America?

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As we’ve been learning, it’s something of a motley crew…

Jon Voight

The star of Midnight Cowbody and Coming Home – and modern classic Anaconda – has never been shy about his conservative views, saying his youthful activism against the Vietnam War was the result of his brainwashing by “Marxist propaganda.”

In March, he publicly endorsed Trump, telling Breitbart News: “I pray all Americans who have seen and felt the meltdown of America with the Obama years, to please fight for Donald Trump. He will not let us down. I pray for all good people to see clearly what faces us now. The right vote will save our nation.”

Kelsey Grammer

Another long-time Hollywood conservative, the Frasier star initially supported Ben Carson, before throwing his weight behind Trump. “Sometimes Americans, being what we are, the unknown becomes more attractive than the known,” he told Good Morning Britain. “We do know what’s coming from the other side so I’m probably going to embrace Mr Trump.”

Clint Eastwood

You may have heard about this one on social media – which is ironic, since the Dirty Harry star is probably the person least likely in the world to give a fig about what the liberal wing of Twitter thinks. In a wide-ranging interview with Esquire magazine, Eastwood said of Trump: “He’s onto something because secretly everybody’s getting tired of political correctness, kissing up.”

“That’s the kiss-ass generation we’re in right now. We’re really in a pussy generation. Everybody’s walking on eggshells,” he went on. “We see people accusing people of being racist and all kinds of stuff. When I grew up, those things weren’t called racist.”

When pressed on whether he’d vote for Hillary Clinton or Trump, the star of The Good, the Bad and the Ugly said: “That’s a tough one, isn’t it? I’d have to go for Trump … you know, because she’s declared that she’s going to follow in Obama’s footsteps.”

Hulk Hogan

When not being used as a willing pawn in billionaire Peter Thiel’s vendetta against Gawker Media, the Hulkster (real name Terry Bollea) has seemingly been plotting an entry into politics.

Last September, when asked by the gossip website TMZ which presidential candidate he most wanted to face in the ring, Hogan said, “I don’t want to be in the ring with any candidates. I want to be Trump’s running mate.”

Sadly for Hulkamaniac, Trump recently named Indiana governor Mike Pence in the position.

Tila Tequila

Our second Trump supporter with a controversial sex tape, reality star Tila Tequila (birth name Thien Thanh Thi Nguyen) has been enthusiastically backing the candidate on social media. On her idiosyncratic-at-best, openly-racist-at-worst Twitter feed, she has been flying the flag for Trump, as well claiming to be “mind-controlling” him, and bizarre predictions of a new world order. She has also stated her belief that the world is flat.

Kenny Rogers

The country legend surprised his post-Glastonbury fans last year when he told the Guardian of Trump: “I really like him. I think his problem is that he says what everyone wants to hear, but he doesn’t say it well. I love what he says, I have to admit. He can be president and not owe anybody anything; he’s one of the few people has the money to do it, and has the guts to do it.”

Kirstie Alley

In a series of of suspiciously late-night Tweets in April, the former Cheers star gave the Trump campaign her support, claiming in the process she had “a whole dissertation” on Barack Obama’s healthcare policies.

Dennis Rodman

With his quasi-diplomatic visits to North Korea, basketball icon Rodman has long been edging into the world of politics. In July, he Tweeted his endorsement for Trump, saying he had been “a great friend of many years.”

Jean-Claude Van Damme

The action icon, with his cosmipolitan European heritage, surprised many with his enthusiasm for Trump. In March, he appeared on the French discussion programme Le Grand Journal, and said Trump “will make a system, set an economy in its country because he is a businessman.” He continued: “He will sit down with guys like Putin, he will take off his tie, he will drink a vodka with Russian and he will talk to Russian and after he will do his best.”

He also speculated that Trump would not be allowed to win by “the Rockefellers, people like the Rothschilds, those big families that dominate continents”.

Stacey Dash

The Clueless actor has recently been pursuing a career in political punditry, and has been adamant that a Trump presidency would be the best outcome for the African-American community.

Asked on Fox News in June to elaborate on how Trump can help African-Americans, she said, “I know he can because black people like to make money. They like their money and what they’re not being given is the chance to do that and he will give them the tools and the opportunities. That’s what they need.”