Palmer Luckey Clarifies His Trump Support Following Criticism From Oculus Supporters

Following revelations by Daily Beast reporter Gideon Resnick regarding investor Palmer Luckey’s financial support of a pro-Donald Trump group, the Oculus co-founder and his Facebook-owned VR company came under scrutiny. Especially since what Luckey is behind is Nimble America, a “sh*tposting” group that boasts it “conquered Reddit and [drives] narrative on social media, conquered the [mainstream media],” and now wants to get its “most delicious memes in front of Americans whether they like it or not.” Memes that, for the most part, degrade Hillary Clinton and her supporters in rather heinous ways.

The Daily Beast, among other things, credited Luckey with created and writing for the Reddit account “NimbleRichMan,” which published several posts about its efforts to troll the presidential election with anti-Clinton memes and other viral ephemera. However, as Gizmodo reports, it seems Luckey is feeling a bit sorry for all the bad press Resnick’s story generated for Oculus. Hence why he published a short apology and explainer on his Facebook page late Friday night:

I am deeply sorry that my actions are negatively impacting the perception of Oculus and its partners.The recent news stories about me do not accurately represent my views.

Here’s more background: I contributed $10,000 to Nimble America because I thought the organization had fresh ideas on how to communicate with young voters through the use of several billboards. I am a libertarian who has publicly supported Ron Paul and Gary Johnson in the past, and I plan on voting for Gary in this election as well.

I am committed to the principles of fair play and equal treatment. I did not write the “NimbleRichMan” posts, nor did I delete the account. Reports that I am a founder or employee of Nimble America are false. I don’t have any plans to donate beyond what I have already given to Nimble America.

Still, my actions were my own and do not represent Oculus. I’m sorry for the impact my actions are having on the community.

Unfortunately for Luckey, Resnick took to Twitter to highlight several errors with the Oculus executive’s attempted apology and clarification. Specifically, the reporter stressed that Luckey’s above statement notwithstanding, he absolutely was writing for the “NimbleRichMan” Reddit account:

Don’t accept Resnick’s word at face value? Here are two screenshots of his email correspondence with Luckey, in which the latter confirms he wrote the account’s posts:

In this email, Luckey explicitly tells Resnick the Nimble America account “represents” him, even though he didn’t create the account:

Certainly raises questions about that time Luckey claimed he “did not write the ‘NimbleRichMan’ posts” on Reddit.

(Via Gizmodo and Gideon Resnick on Twitter)