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Actor and underwear model Antonio Sabto Jr. is a guest of Team Trump, as is Trumps Hollywood surrogate Jon Voight. Don King and Fabio are hard maybes. Ann Coulter is set to stay far, far away.

It is unlikely that Donald Trumps successful inauguration-concert booking of Toby Keith, 3 Doors Down, Lee Greenwood, and Jon Voight will do much to ease his hurt feelings toward liberal Hollywood.

The president-elect has reportedly been very unhappy about his and his teams inability to lure A-list and Hollywood talent to his inauguration in Washington, D.C., later this montheven as he insists this fact doesnt bug him at all.

The so-called A list celebrities are all wanting [tickets] to the inauguration, but look what they did for Hillary, NOTHING, the incoming president tweeted late last month. I want the PEOPLE!

These A-list celebswith whom Trump spent decade sucking up to in Hollywood before becoming the Republican standard bearerarent snagging their tickets to Trumps inauguration because, well, they arent asking for them.

Every passing week seems to bring more news of stars and singers boasting about how Trumps team tried to convince them to lend their star power to inaugural festivities, only to be shot down. Most recently, Tony-winning gay icon Jennifer Holliday, who Trumps team announced on Friday as booked for inauguration entertainment, quickly released a letter Saturday morning stating that she, too, was now ditching Trump, in solidarity with the LGBT community.

So, who else exactly is going to this thing, and which celebrities have Trump and his crew managed to secure for what will be The Donalds biggest weekendthe moment he officially ascends to the ultra-exclusive boys club of Leader Of The Free World.

After all, past inaugurations have been able to lure big-name performers such as Bruce Springsteenthis year, the pro-Trump festivities were able get a Springsteen tribute band, only to have the tribute band cancel a mere four days before the inauguration out of respect for the vocally anti-Trump Springsteen.

The pool of laudable pro-Trump celebs is pretty shallowand its getting to the point where even some key pro-Trump celebrities are ditching the inauguration.

Historic and wonderful as it is, Id rather cut my own liver out with a butter knife [than go], conservative columnist Ann Coulterwho made the rounds in Hollywood pitching Trumps case early last yeartold The Daily Beast. Ill watch on TV and celebrate with Trumpsters in [New York City] (which Trump would, too, if he could).

Other celebrity Trump fans are keeping noncommittal.

Don King, the famous boxing promoter and convicted killer, campaigned with Trump in Ohio, a state Trump won in the general-election fight against Clinton. Trump loves King so much that this past summer, Trump personally tried to get King a prime-time speaking slot at the GOP convention in Cleveland, Ohio, only to have the idea squashed by Republican officials.

At of press time, Kings assistant Dale Edwards tells The Daily Beast that King is scheduled but not confirmed to attend the inauguration.

Trump might not even be able to count on Fabio to celebrate the peaceful, orderly transition of power.

Fabios manager said it is not on his schedule, when reached by phone, right before sighing audibly. (The Italian-American fashion model was among the exclusive gathering to feast at The Donalds most recent Thanksgiving dinner, according to the New York Post.)

Furthermore, Caitlyn Jenner is reportedly preparing to head to Washington, D.C., but hasnt confirmed yet. Representatives for Ted Nugent, Kid Rock, and Sylvester Stallone wouldnt comment. Hell, even Scott Baio wont even say one way or the other right now.

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So who in Trumps weird, D-list-heavy constellation of famous people can Trump depend on?

The answer to that question is, apparently: Alec Baldwins brother and a right-wing underwear model.

Antonio Sabto Jr.a former model whose acting credits include General Hospital, Melrose Place, and, more recently, Celebrity Wife Swapconfirmed to The Daily Beast via Twitter DM that he would be attending the inauguration as a guest of Trumps team. Sabto, who was also a Trump convention speaker, has repeatedly voiced his support for throwing Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama in prison.

As for President Trumps welcome concert the day prior to the inauguration, it is only natural that Voight would be appearing. The Academy Award winning actor was Trumps biggest and most famous Hollywood booster and campaigned for the Republican presidential nominee: If youre not for Trump, then youre not for me, Voight told The Daily Beast in September.

Team Trumps lackluster tap on the A-list isnt a brand new phenomenon, however. It was a theme all throughout the presidential campaign, as it was during his years-long reign over the NBC show Celebrity Apprentice.

The Trump campaign was roundly mocked for its sad, D-list roster of celebrity mainstage-speakers (which included Baio and Sabto) at the Republican convention over the summer, especially when compared to the 2016 Democratic National Conventions A-list turnout.

Spoiler: The Dems roll-out of pro-Hillary celebs didnt matter, and Trump won anyway. It appears that Trumps D-list campaign and D-list convention were, in fact, surprisingly successful preludes to his D-list inauguration.

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Even Pro-Trump Celebs Are Skipping Trumps Inauguration - Daily Beast