But she also displayed signs of a first-time candidate, occasionally stumbling over answers, rambling or providing only generalities. At one point she said she supported illegal immigration, but corrected herself after Hannity spoke up. But she also made no disastrous blunders that might follow her throughout the campaign.
While discussing her place as a transgender role model, Jenner lamented the high suicide rate within the community and added, For me to be a role model for them, to be out there. I am running for governor of the state of California, who would ever thunk that? We’ve never even had a woman governor.”
Caitlyn Jenner, a Republican whose campaign for California governor has elicited angry reaction from some members of the LGBTQ community, said Wednesday that.
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In her first major interview as a candidate for California governor, Caitlyn Jenner sought to appeal to Trump Republicans â telling Fox Newsâ Sean Hannity sheâs an âoutsiderâ looking to âdisruptâ politics as usual.
The former Olympian and reality TV star sat down with Hannity at her private airplane hangar in Malibu, a wealthy, celebrity enclave west of Los Angeles, to introduce herself as a candidate to replace Democrat Gavin Newsom in the forthcoming recall election.
âI am an outsider,â she told Hannity, adding that she wants to surround herself âwith some of the smartest people out thereâ to help her develop her platform. âIâm in a race for solutions. I need to find solutions to be able to turn this state around,â she said.
Michael R. Blood
In this image provided by Fox News Channel, Caitlyn Jenner is interviewed by Fox News host Sean Hannity, Wednesday, May 5, 2021, in Malibu, Calif. The 71-year-old Jenner â who won the men s Olympic decathlon in 1976 and decades later became a reality TV star and transgender woman â announced her candidacy for California governor about two weeks ago in a written statement on Twitter. (Fox News Channel via AP) May 05, 2021 - 10:06 PM
LOS ANGELES - Caitlyn Jenner, a Republican whose campaign for California governor has elicited angry reaction from some members of the LGBTQ community, said Wednesday that âI move onâ when it comes to her critics.
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD and KATHLEEN RONAYNE
Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) â The slow unfolding of Caitlyn Jennerâs campaign for California governor will continue with an interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity, as the Republican who calls herself a âcompassionate disrupterâ begins to sketch a rough outline of how she would manage the nationâs most populous state.
The 71-year-old Jenner â a reality TV personality, transgender rights activist and 1976 Olympics hero â announced her campaign last month in a written statement on Twitter. Jenner, who came out as a woman in 2015, followed up Monday with a three-minute video posted on her website in which she criticizes career politicians and promises to restore Californiaâs luster amid a pandemic and homeless crisis.