Not so long ago, Russell Brand was a socialist icon, preaching global revolution and the redistribution of wealth and power to the masses. Today, he is a born-again Christian who endorses Donald Trump and has headlined events at the Republican National Convention and Turning Point USA.. Where once he preached eco-socialism, anti-racism, and described Israel as a terrorist state, he now attacks Greta Thunberg, Bob Vylan, and other prominent Israel critics, all while hobnobbing with the same