Beneath the often noisy political theater lies a concealed engine of power shaping America’s trajectory: an interconnected network of ultra-wealthy Christian conservative donors and families, who collectively form what can rightly be called the “true deep state.”
These individuals wield vast and mostly hidden influence to push back against the social progress that began sweeping Western societies in the 1960s, aiming instead to reshape America into a society grounded in Christian nationalist ideals.
At the core of this movement is the secretive Ziklag group, a private and invitation-only community numbering over 125 Christian families with net worths exceeding $25 million.
Founded on a vision of “Dominion Over the Seven Mountains” — encompassing politics, media, education, law, and culture — Ziklag’s members pool millions annually to fund a constellation of right-wing causes.
They bankroll legal groups like Alliance Defending Freedom, which led the charge to overturn Roe v. Wade, and support militant voter suppression efforts to tilt elections toward their preferred candidates.
Among the leading figures fueling this machine are billionaire hedge funder Bob Mercer, the Uihlein family behind industrial giant Uline, the Green family owners of Hobby Lobby, and the Wallers of Jockey apparel.
Their contributions power influential media platforms such as Breitbart, election-focused super PACs, and evangelist movements like Turning Point USA.
Other monumental donors include the Koch brothers’ legacy network, which has poured hundreds of millions into conservative think tanks, climate denial initiatives, and libertarian cause.
These donors go beyond simple philanthropy; they orchestrate a comprehensive, long-term strategy designed to embed conservative Christian values into America’s legal, educational, and political frameworks.
Their funding shapes judicial appointments, policies that restrict reproductive rights, and cultural narratives that frame progressive social reforms as threats to traditional family and religious values.
This “deep state” operates with high secrecy and strategic coordination, leveraging dark money channels and nonprofit organizations to cloak their involvement while exercising disproportionate control over key institutions.
Their wealth and political savvy have enabled them to redefine the Republican Party’s agenda, moving it sharply rightward and mobilizing grassroots voter bases to uphold their vision.
Importantly, this network is not a loosely connected band; it is a tightly-knit elite class with shared religious ideology and vested economic interests.
They wield power more effectively than sensationalized “deep state” conspiracies attributed to left-wing forces; indeed, the real hidden hands maintaining America’s ideological battleground lie predominantly within this Christian conservative oligarchy.
In sum, the true deep state is less a cabal of bureaucratic shadow operatives and more an organized plutocratic alliance rooted in faith and wealth.
It is, in effect, the engine beneath the right-wing populist rhetoric—funding a cultural revolution to reverse decades of social progress and remold America into a Christian nationalist state.
Recognizing this reality is essential to understanding the dynamics shaping contemporary U.S. politics and society.
This exposé invites broader public scrutiny and debate about how concentrated wealth and religious ideology combine to influence democracy, policymaking, and cultural identity in the 21st century.