Fox News’ Laura Ingraham, a mainstay of conservative primetime television, has just signed on as a board member of Colombier Acquisition Corp. III—a new special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) led by Donald Trump Jr.
Filed with the SEC and aiming to go public via IPO, Colombier is more than just another Wall Street shell company. Its mission? To “fund the next chapter of American Exceptionalism and help Make America Grow Again.” Translation: it’s about time capitalism got back to work for Americans—not woke investors.
The SPAC plans to raise $260 million by offering 26 million shares at $10 each, as reported by Reuters. It’s set to list on the New York Stock Exchange, with Roth Capital Partners—veterans in small-cap IPOs—underwriting the deal.
At the helm is Omeed Malik, a rising star in conservative finance circles and CEO of 1789 Capital. Malik, who’s forged close ties with the Trump orbit, is known for rejecting the ESG-obsessed direction of modern Wall Street. Trump Jr. also holds an executive role at 1789 Capital, and he’s brought in a heavy-hitting board of directors to match the mission.
Among them: Silicon Valley investor and so-called “SPAC King” Chamath Palihapitiya, Blake Masters (who gave Arizona’s Senate race a run for its money and previously ran the Thiel Foundation), and Chris Buskirk, founder of 1789 Capital and a sharp conservative thinker in his own right.
Now, with Ingraham officially on board, the lines between conservative media and America First business interests grow stronger—a move sure to make the left squirm. After all, they’ve spent years pretending Fox News and the Trump family were drifting apart. Spoiler: they aren’t.
Let’s also not forget Lara Trump, Eric Trump’s wife and the former co-chair of the RNC, who recently joined Fox News as a contributor. In other words, the Trump influence is alive and well—and expanding.
