No matter your feelings on the Trumps, it's impossible to deny their sphere of influence and expansive network. Before President Donald Trump climbed the political ladder, he and his family were successful socialites and entrepreneurs with high-profile connections — and major face recognition.
But despite their fame, the list of public Trump BFFs isn't as long as you might think – and there's a reason for it. Not only have many celebrities kept their distance from the family since Trump's election in 2016, but some have even completely flipped their stance on what were once-thriving friendships.
Keep scrolling for a list of the Trump circle of friends.
Regis Philbin and Donald Trump go back 35 years.
The television host told Newsday a couple years back that he and Donald met in 1983 saying, "we just became friends and we've been seeing each other ever since." They've even seen Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett perform together and Trump has tweeted out his praise for him.
Barbara Walters and Donald Trump rekindled their friendship at Howard Stern’s wedding.
Donald Trump and famed journalist Barbara Walters have had a bumpy road in the past, but they rekindled their friendship back in 2009, according to The Today Show.
After the two got into an argument about the Miss USA pageant, they buried the hatchet at Howard Stern's wedding. Walters subsequently invited Trump on her talk show where he said, "Well, I've missed you too. We're friends and we've been friends for a long time. I always appreciated that indirectly you were very, very vigilant when it came to me. And very fair, I thought."
Hugh Jackman isn't afraid to publicize his friendship with Ivanka Trump.
It turns out the Australian actor and Ivanka go way back. Remember when he tweeted that photo of her during a couple’s weekend? They were also recently seen by The Daily Mail catching up with Wendi Deng Murdoch.
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