\nThere are 15,000 patriotic transgender Americans in the US military fighting for all of us. What happened to your promise to fight for them? t.co\/WzjypVC8Sr<\/a><\/p>\n
\u2014 Caitlyn Jenner (@Caitlyn_Jenner) July 26, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Jenner voted\u00a0for Trump and claims to support the LGBT community.<\/p>\n
\u201cI never\u00a0actually came out and outwardly supported Trump. The media did that for me,\u201d she told FOX News host Tucker Carlson in\u00a0April.<\/p>\n
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Jenner never \u201coutwardly\u201d supported Trump except for that interview in June 2016 when she\u00a0said<\/a> \u201c\u2026Trump seems to be very much for women<\/a>. He seems\u00a0very much behind the LGBT community\u00a0because of what happened in North Carolina with the bathroom issue. He backed the LGBT community.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m on the Republican conservative side,\u201d Jenner explained to Carlson. \u201cAnd he wound up being our candidate. And so certainly I was going to vote for him. He looked like he would be pretty good on all LGBT issues, which is important, because my loyalties do not lie with Donald Trump. My loyalties do not lie with the Republican party. My loyalties and what I am fighting for is my community, the LGBT community and particularly the trans<\/a> issues that are out there, because there are many of them. And so that\u2019s where my fight is. I thought Trump would be pretty good. But he\u2019s kind of disappointed me in the first 100 days.\u201d<\/p>\n
Watch:<\/p>\n
\n.@Caitlyn_Jenner<\/a>: Pres Trump has disappointed me in the first 100 days pic.twitter.com\/sgyjX2DIMn<\/a><\/p>\n
\u2014 Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) April 25, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Jenner supported Ted Cruz for president during the campaign, saying she wanted to be his ambassador for transgender issues<\/a>, blasted Hillary Clinton as a \u201cf**king liar\u201d<\/a>, and pulled a bathroom stunt at Trump Tower <\/a>in Manhattan in an attempt to show how trans<\/a>-inclusive Trump\u00a0really<\/em> is.<\/p>\n
Jenner sees herself as a change maker within the Republican Party for LGBT people.<\/p>\n
\nRepublicans need help understanding LGBTQ ?\ufe0f\u200d? issues and I’m here to help!<\/p>\n
\u2014 Caitlyn Jenner (@Caitlyn_Jenner) January 18, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Said Jenner on Any Given Wednesday<\/a>\u00a0in August 2016:<\/p>\n
\u201cI am here to help the entire Republican Party do a better job when it comes to LBGT issues. For that reason I stay on the conservative side. Now, the Republican Party obviously is \u2013 they are not, have not, been as good as it comes to LBGT issues and social issues. And so I have kind of positioned myself with the Republican Party, of trying to help these people kind of understand what the issues are for the LBGT community. And obviously, in my case, the \u2018T\u2019 portion.\u201d<\/p>\n
Added Jenner:<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have a lot of issues. We have a nine times higher suicide rate than the general public. Young kids especially. Very prone to bullying. Not fitting in. The murder rate is way way too high of trans<\/a> individuals. Hate crimes towards trans<\/a> people. Maybe I can help the Republican Party do a better job when it comes to these types of issues.\u201d<\/p>\n
Last December, \u00a0Jenner\u00a0met with\u00a0Samantha Power<\/a>, the United States ambassador to the United Nations, who praised her for efforts to raise the profile of transgender people.<\/p>\n
Jenner suggested that she\u2019s \u201ccomfortable\u201d with the issues here in the U.S., a remark that didn\u2019t\u00a0sit well with trans<\/a> activists here who\u00a0have called her \u201can insult to trans women\u201d<\/a> and claim that because of her privilege, wealth and fame she is\u00a0out of touch with the discrimination, poverty, and marginalization\u00a0issues faced by transgender women<\/a> day to day.<\/p>\n
Of course, after claiming that she advocates for the trans<\/a> community, Jenner\u00a0still voted\u00a0for\u00a0the anti-LGBT GOP <\/a>in 2016 despite a slate of candidates\u00a0who were\u00a0vocal and expressive about their opposition to\u00a0LGBT\u00a0issues.<\/p>\n
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