Oculus founder Palmer Luckey is trying on a new hat these days as a political provocateur. The multimillionaire has funded a string of memes apparently in support of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, according to The Daily Beast.

Luckey, the online magazine reported, is financially backing Nimble America, a nonprofit that has generated white supremacist and racist memes on sites such as Reddit.

“I came into touch with them over Facebook,” Luckey told the Daily Beast. “It went along the lines of ‘hey, I have a bunch of money. I would love to see more of this stuff.’”

The group has created memes about Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, including a billboard with her face that reads “Too Big to Jail.”

It is unclear how much money Luckey has actually contributed to the group.

He was listed as the group’s vice president on a section of its website, which has since been taken down, according to The Daily Beast.

Luckey created Oculus, a virtual-reality tech company in 2012, and established its headquarters in Irvine. In 2014, the startup was bought by Facebook for $2 billion. Oculus then moved to Menlo Park to be closer to its parent company. Forbes estimates Luckey is worth around $700 million.

Oculus’ signature product is the Oculus Rift, a gaming system that allows users to feel like they are virtually inside the game they are playing. The setup includes a headset with removable headphones, an external camera that tracks head movement, an Xbox One wireless controller and an input device that allows users to manipulate objects.

Pre-orders for the device, priced at $599, started in January. People had to wait longer than expected for their devices after supply issues slowed production.

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