Who helped make Trump Trump?

Examining the people and organizations behind the 45th president of the United States

Family/Friends

Business Partners

Media

Lawyers

Campaign/White House

Politicians

Donors

Activists/Influencers

All of Trump's enablers

Trump's rise to the pinnacle of power and his norm-busting presidential behavior came with the help of these 125 people and institutions. They come from all corners of Trump's life, from his family to his lawyers, his bankers, and his business partners. They come from the boardrooms of his native New York to the exclusive Palm Beach enclaves and the very Washington institutions he trashed while in the White House.

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Decade

Location

Relationship

Family and Friends

Kimberly Guilfoyle

Kimberly Guilfoyle

Hope Hicks

Hope Hicks

Donald Trump Jr.

Donald Trump Jr.

Jared Kushner

Jared Kushner

Johnny McEntee

Johnny McEntee

Keith Schiller

Keith Schiller

Roger Stone

Roger Stone

Eric Trump

Eric Trump

Fred Trump

Fred Trump

Ivana Trump

Ivana Trump

Ivanka Trump

Ivanka Trump

Lara Trump

Lara Trump

Melania Trump

Melania Trump

Allen Weisselberg

Allen Weisselberg

Business Partners

Josef Ackermann

Josef Ackermann

Deutsche Bank

Deutsche Bank

Signature Bank

Signature Bank

Ladder Capital

Ladder Capital

Cushman & Wakefield

Cushman & Wakefield

Steve Feinberg

Steve Feinberg

Fortress Investment Group

Fortress Investment Group

Carl Icahn

Carl Icahn

Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette

Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette

Justin Kennedy

Justin Kennedy

Cerberus Capital Management

Cerberus Capital Management

Dune Capital Management

Dune Capital Management

Mike Offit

Mike Offit

Dominic Scalzi

Dominic Scalzi

Vornado Realty Trust

Vornado Realty Trust

Rosemary Vrablic

Rosemary Vrablic

Media

Roger Ailes

Roger Ailes

Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski

Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski

Mark Burnett

Mark Burnett

Tucker Carlson

Tucker Carlson

Jack Dorsey

Jack Dorsey

Sean Hannity

Sean Hannity

Laura Ingraham

Laura Ingraham

Rush Limbaugh

Rush Limbaugh

Forbes Magazine

Forbes Magazine

Lorne Michaels

Lorne Michaels

Piers Morgan

Piers Morgan

Rupert Murdoch

Rupert Murdoch

David Pecker

David Pecker

Jeanine Pirro

Jeanine Pirro

Chris Ruddy

Chris Ruddy

Bill Shine

Bill Shine

Howard Stern

Howard Stern

Peter Thiel

Peter Thiel

Jeff Zucker

Jeff Zucker

Mark Zuckerberg

Mark Zuckerberg

"Fox & Friends" evolving cast

"Fox & Friends" evolving cast

Lawyers

Bill Barr

Bill Barr

Pat Cipollone

Pat Cipollone

Michael Cohen

Michael Cohen

Roy Cohn

Roy Cohn

Sheri Dillon

Sheri Dillon

Emmet Flood

Emmet Flood

Alan Garten

Alan Garten

Rudy Giuliani

Rudy Giuliani

Jay Goldberg

Jay Goldberg

Charles Harder

Charles Harder

Marc Kasowitz

Marc Kasowitz

Abbe Lowell

Abbe Lowell

Jay Sekulow

Jay Sekulow

Michael van der Veen

Michael van der Veen

Campaign and White House

Steve Bannon

Steve Bannon

Tom Barrack

Tom Barrack

David Bossie

David Bossie

Kellyanne Conway

Kellyanne Conway

Michael Flynn

Michael Flynn

Rick Gates

Rick Gates

Rhona Graff

Rhona Graff

Robert Jeffress

Robert Jeffress

John Kelly

John Kelly

Corey Lewandowski

Corey Lewandowski

Paul Manafort

Paul Manafort

Ronna McDaniel

Ronna McDaniel

Kayleigh McEnany

Kayleigh McEnany

Mark Meadows

Mark Meadows

Jason Miller

Jason Miller

Stephen Miller

Stephen Miller

Brad Parscale

Brad Parscale

Mike Pence

Mike Pence

Reince Priebus

Reince Priebus

Todd Ricketts

Todd Ricketts

Sarah Huckabee Sanders

Sarah Huckabee Sanders

Matt Schlapp

Matt Schlapp

Steve Schwarzman

Steve Schwarzman

Katie Walsh and Mike Shields

Katie Walsh and Mike Shields

Sean Spicer

Sean Spicer

Bill Stepien

Bill Stepien

Paula White

Paula White

Politicians

Joe Arpaio

Joe Arpaio

Michael Bloomberg

Michael Bloomberg

Jan Brewer

Jan Brewer

Chris Christie

Chris Christie

Chris Collins

Chris Collins

Ted Cruz

Ted Cruz

Lindsey Graham

Lindsey Graham

Jim Jordan

Jim Jordan

Jerry Falwell Jr.

Jerry Falwell Jr.

Mitch McConnell

Mitch McConnell

Vladimir Putin

Vladimir Putin

Marco Rubio

Marco Rubio

Jeff Sessions

Jeff Sessions

Donors

Sheldon/Miriam Adelson

Sheldon/Miriam Adelson

Bernie Marcus

Bernie Marcus

Linda McMahon

Linda McMahon

Robert Mercer

Robert Mercer

Isaac Perlmutter

Isaac Perlmutter

Kelcy Warren

Kelcy Warren

Activists and Influencers

Ali Alexander

Ali Alexander

Mike Cernovich

Mike Cernovich

David Duke

David Duke

Alex Jones

Alex Jones

Charlie Kirk

Charlie Kirk

Amy Kremer

Amy Kremer

Douglass Mackey

Douglass Mackey

Jack Posobiec

Jack Posobiec

Diamond & Silk

Diamond & Silk

Richard Spencer

Richard Spencer

Jim and Ron Watkins

Jim and Ron Watkins

Jacob Wohl

Jacob Wohl

Milo Yiannopoulos

Milo Yiannopoulos