The 66-year-old Olympian, who is a staunch Republican, offered faint praise for Cruz, whom she described as “very nice,” although she made it clear she has yet to endorse him.
“I think he’s very conservative, and a great constitutionalist, and a very articulate man,” she said. She does, however, take issue with the GOP presidential hopeful’s evangelical Christian beliefs and that, consequently, he’s “probably one of the worst ones when it comes to trans issues.”
This is precisely where her appointment would come in. “Let’s say he goes on to be president,” Jenner said. “And I have all my girls on a trans issues board to advise him on making decisions when it comes to trans issues.” After the article’s writer Dawn Ennis, who identifies as trans, pressed her for clarity, Jenner replied, “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.'”
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