Oculus co-founder Palmer Luckey is apologizing for "the impact my actions are having on the [VR] community," even as he seeks to minimize his support for a pro-Trump political group and push back against reports that he was behind some of the group's controversial online posts.

In a public Facebook post late last night , Luckey confirmed earlier reports that he donated $10,000 to Nimble America, the self-described "shitposting," meme-making group behind controversial The_Donald subreddit (though he says he has "no plans" to donate more). Luckey said he thought the group had "fresh ideas on how to communicate with young voters through the use of several billboards." That includes one such billboard in the Pittsburgh area that called Hillary Clinton "too big to jail," according to reports.

In the wake of controversy surrounding that revelation, Luckey said he was "deeply sorry that my actions are negatively impacting the perception of Oculus and its partners," and that "my actions were my own and do not represent Oculus." Luckey also says that previous reports on that donation do not accurately reflect his political views. He described himself as a libertarian (lowercase L) and Gary Johnson supporter who is "committed to the principles of fair play and equal treatment."

Luckey also denied that he was behind the posts from the now-deleted "NimbleRichMan" Reddit account associated with the group, which was quoted as comparing the group's funding to that of the American Revolution. Luckey's denial was directly refuted by Gideon Resnick, the Daily Beast reporter who first broke the story. Resnick shared an e-mail that seemed to show Luckey admitting that the account "represents me," even though he did not create it.

Luckey's statement comes as many VR developers have said they are dropping Oculus support in protest of Luckey's actions. That group now includes Asylum developer Agustín Cordes, who told Kotaku he would be focusing on the HTC Vive for the game's VR support instead. "It’s a matter of principles," he told the site. "I won’t do anything that increases the wealth of a company which in turn would increase the wealth of a tech leader promoting racism."

Major Oculus developer Insomniac (Edge of Nowhere) also spoke out against Luckey's actions, saying in a statement that the company "condemns all forms of hate speech. While everyone has a right to express his or her political opinion, the behavior and sentiments reported do not reflect the values of our company." Insomniac did not say whether the situation would affect their continued support of Oculus, but did say Luckey's actions do "not reflect the values of the many Oculus employees we work with on a daily basis."

Other developers are trying to counter Luckey's actions through their own public political donations. The makers of VR music sandbox SoundStage VR said they would be donating 24 hours worth of profits to the Hillary Clinton campaign. Darknet and Tactera developer E McNeill, meanwhile, personally donated $1,000 to Clinton and is making efforts to organize other developers to do the same.

"Palmer's statement doesn't change much for me," McNeill tweeted this morning. "He was the money behind Nimble America. He has the right to do that. And others have the right to be unhappy about it and to try to counteract him."