In her first LGBT interview, former Olympian and reality TV star Caitlyn Jenner has given her support to U.S. presidential candidate Ted Cruz, and expressed her desire to serve as a ‘trans ambassador’ to him, should he take the White House.
Speaking to The Advocate, Jenner – who is a lifelong Republican supporter, and has been an opponent of marriage equality – said, “I like Ted Cruz. I think he’s very conservative and a great constitutionalist and a very articulate man. I also think, he’s an evangelical Christian, and probably one of the worst ones when it comes to trans issues.”
Editor Dawn Ennis, who is also transgender, then quizzes Jenner on why she would give the Texan Senator her support.
“I get it. The Democrats are better when it comes to these types of social issues. I understand that,” she explains.
“Number 1, if we don’t have a country, we don’t have trans issues. We need jobs. We need a vibrant economy. I want every trans person to have a job. With $19 trillion in debt and it keeps going up, we’re spending money we don’t have. Eventually, it’s going to end. And I don’t want to see that. Socialism did not build this country. Capitalism did. Free enterprise. The people built it. And they need to be given the opportunity to build it back up.”
She added that she had met Cruz over a year ago, and he was “very nice”, but they have not met since her transition.
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