# Chris Buskirk Chris Buskirk is a conservative media figure, writer, and venture capitalist who has become a central organizer of the [[New Right]]'s donor and intellectual networks. He is best known as the publisher of the pro-Trump journal *American Greatness*, as co-founder with [[JD Vance]] of the [[Rockbridge Network]], and as a connective node linking Silicon Valley money to MAGA politics. ## American Greatness After the 2016 election Buskirk co-founded the Center for American Greatness, which publishes the commentary site *American Greatness* — an outlet that provided early intellectual ballast for Trump-era nationalism and "Claremont"-adjacent thinking. The site positioned itself against both the left and pre-Trump movement conservatism, helping define the post-2016 "New Right." ## Rockbridge Network In 2019 Buskirk and [[JD Vance]] co-founded the [[Rockbridge Network]], a secretive conservative donor coalition that functions as a "political venture capital firm." Rockbridge helped fund Trump's campaign and ran get-out-the-vote operations for 2024, channeling tech-billionaire money into the infrastructure of the right. Buskirk's role makes him a key broker between dissident-tech investors and the Vance political project. ## Venture capital and post-Trump strategy Buskirk has extended his political work into investing, associated with venture vehicles (including the right-aligned fund *1789 Capital*, see [[1789 Capital]]) that frame capital allocation as a front in the culture and politics war. A November 2025 *Washington Post* profile described him as a leading planner of "MAGA's post-Trump future," organizing the donor and ideological scaffolding intended to outlast Trump himself and position [[JD Vance]] as heir. ## Connection to Tulsi Gabbard Buskirk surfaces in [[Tulsi Gabbard]]'s orbit through the shared Rockbridge donor world she was linked to in 2025, part of the tech-right ecosystem that absorbed her after her partisan realignment. The tie is network-level rather than a close personal relationship. ## KB significance Buskirk is one of the clearest single individuals embodying the fusion of conservative media, dissident-tech capital, and the Vance wing of the post-Trump right. He sits at the intersection of *American Greatness* (ideas), Rockbridge (money), and venture capital (institutional power) — a useful anchor for mapping how the New Right organizes itself. ## Related - [[Colombier Acquisition Corp. III]] — director since February 2026, alongside [[Donald Trump Jr.]], in [[Omeed Malik]]'s $299M blank-check company - [[JD Vance]] — Rockbridge co-founder; the politician Buskirk's network backs - [[Rockbridge Network]] — donor coalition he co-founded - [[1789 Capital]] — right-aligned venture vehicle in his orbit - [[Tulsi Gabbard]] — shared Rockbridge-era network