Does Chachi endorsement, portend others - Laverne, Shirley, Lenny, Squiggy?

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Scott Baio, Happy Days star, endorses Donald Trump

Joins growing list of celebrity Trump endorsers

In a stunning endorsement that many pundits say might put Donald Trump’s presidential nomination bid over the top, legendary TV personality Scott Baio endorsed the front-running businessman today.

In making the endorsement, Baio, best known for his role as Chachi on the sitcom Happy Days and its spin-off Joanie Loves Chachi, said, “It’s very simple, when he speaks I understand him. He speaks like I speak.”

Mr. Baio’s endorsement rationale is particularly surprising given that a recent Boston Globe analysis reported that Mr. Trump talks to voters in a way that can be understood by a fourth-grader. It was assumed, but not confirmed, that Mr. Baio was somewhat above that level.

The endorsement adds Mr. Baio to the growing list of celebrities supporting Mr. Trump including Kid Rock (Rapper), Stephen Baldwin (the other, other, other, Baldwin brother), Hulk Hogan (pro wrestler and successful litigant), Gary Busey (no one’s sure what he is), Dennis Rodman (former NBA player, tattoo model and North Korean emissary), Mike Tyson (former heavyweight boxing champion and ear gourmand), Wayne Newton (singer and honorary member of the Las Vegas Wax Museum), Tila Tequila (host of a bisexual- themed dating show and “World is Flat” advocate), among others.

It is unclear whether other notable Happy Days spin-off stars, including Laverne, Shirley, Lenny or Squiggy, will follow Chachi's lead and endorse Mr. Trump as well.