prominent

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But beyond former prominent Trump allies, are there other Trump supporters having second thoughts about their votes in the 2024 presidential election?

From Salon • May 20, 2026

In what appeared to be a fresh shake-up after Makary’s resignation, Tracy Beth Høeg—the head of the FDA’s drug division and a prominent skeptic of Covid vaccines and antidepressants—said that she, too, was leaving.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Rich politicians have won prominent elected offices, including financial executive Jon Corzine, who spent more than $100 million of his money on campaigns for New Jersey senator and governor.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Signatories included French star Juliette Binoche as well as director Arthur Harari, who co-wrote the Oscar-winning "Anatomy of a Fall" in 2023, as well as that film's prominent French star Swann Arlaud.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

Table by table, the circle of belief widened from friends to acquaintances, from acquaintances to strangers, until it included many prominent Rochester businessmen, doctors, ministers, wives, and children … soon reaching the famous Frederick Douglass.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock