Donald Trump Jr. told a crowd of a few hundred donors Sunday that he was joining 1789 Capital, a firm whose investments include Tucker Carlson’s media company. Trump was speaking at a conference held by the Rockbridge Network, a network, cofounded by Vice President-elect JD Vance, of tech-friendly Republican donors who are supportive of Trump.
Chris Buskirk, the leader of Rockbridge, asked the younger Trump on Sunday evening if he had plans to join his father’s administration. He responded that he would be joining as a partner at 1789 Capital, according to two people with knowledge of his remarks.
The firm focuses on investing in companies and products popular with conservative audiences. Its other partners and backers, in addition to Buskirk, include investor Omeed Malik, along with Rebekah Mercer, a prominent Republican donor, both of whom were at Rockbridge’s event in Las Vegas this week.
Buskirk was interviewing Trump Jr. as part of a fireside chat at the fall meeting of the Rockbridge group — the session was titled “Inaugurating the Next American Golden Age.”
Trump Jr. has a business background as a longtime real estate executive at the Trump Organization. He has recently also displayed an interest in the crypto industry, and he has emerged as a liaison between his father and the tech community. He also was an investor in PublicSquare, an online marketplace for conservatives.
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Trump Jr. will most likely still play some role in his father’s political operation. He has said he wants to make sure that his father is surrounded by true loyalists during his second administration.
