Trump’s billionaire ally has helped normalise toxic cynical political views that had lurked on online fringes for years.

Ayman Makarem is a writer and organiser from Beirut. He is the host of a weekly podcast ‘Politically Depressed’ and a founding member of the media col... lective ‘From The Periphery’. He currently lives in Vienna with his partner and cat.
Trump’s billionaire ally has helped normalise toxic cynical political views that had lurked on online fringes for years.