We learn that Caitlyn bought a plane and goes flying almost every day. For season 2 of her reality show, Jenner & Company are on a month-long bus tour from Los Angeles to the Grand Canyon, Santa Fe, Tulsa, Chicago, Des Moines, Kansas City, St. Louis, New Orleans, and Houston. “All the people we met were fabulous, articulate, trying to make it better in their community for other people. They started programs, developed programs in the community, which never existed before. It was very, very rewarding.”
Calling herself the lone Republican in a sea of liberals, drama lifts its ratings-worthy head when Jenner meets Hillary Clinton on the campaign trail. Talking about the increasing frequency of political talk on the road, Caitlyn Jenner lets it rip on why she supports Republicans and especially Ted Cruz.
“I like Ted Cruz,” she declares. “I think he’s very conservative and a great constitutionalist and a very articulate man. I haven’t endorsed him or anything like that. But I also think, he’s an evangelical Christian, and probably one of the worst ones when it comes to trans issues.”
“I get it. The Democrats are better when it comes to these types of social issues. I understand that.” So why support Republicans? “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.”
Jenner reveals she met Cruz prior to her transition, more than a year ago, “and he was very nice.”
“Wouldn’t it be great, let’s say he goes on to be president,” she tells me in relating a conversation on the tour bus. “And I have all my girls on a trans issues board to advise him on making decisions when it comes to trans issues. Isn’t that a good idea?”
“You’re going to be Ted Cruz’s trans ambassador?” I respond.
“Yes, trans ambassador to the president of the United States, so we can say, ‘Ted, love what you’re doing but here’s what’s going on.'”
She wasn’t joking.
The response has been --dramatic -- and we're not qualified to discuss the matter. Just Google. Gawker takes a crack at it with Caitlyn Jenner: "Every Conservative Guy Out There Believes in Everybody's Rights. Let me guess: Caitlyn Jenner doesn't believe in the Republican War on Women either. But controlling a woman's body is small potatoes compared to reducing the deficit. Unlike in the 1970s, Conservatism today has its priorities.
In a world of rich, white privilege, even Caitlyn Jenner can be delusional about how Ted Cruz really feels about her transition -- or whether he would even acknowledge her as a campaign supporter. ~ Anne
