In a recent interview, Caitlyn Jenner voiced her support for GOP presidential candidate Ted Cruz. Predictably, progs flipped their lids.
LGBT activist and former tennis star Martina Navratilova is among them:
Caitlyn Jenner Wants 2 Be A Trans Ambassador For Cruz-would that be before Cruz's dad tries 2 kill us gays or after? https://t.co/yXbnBwPdby
— Martina Navratilova (@Martina) March 3, 2016
@Martina @huffpostqueer say what? I'm totally confused!
— Julie Querin (@JulieQuerin) March 3, 2016
@JulieQuerin @huffpostqueer I know, hard to believe. Cruz is the most right wing candidate there is and that's saying a lot….
— Martina Navratilova (@Martina) March 3, 2016
@Caitlyn_Jenner Cait- you really must be joking about Cruz, right? Tell me it ain't so…
— Martina Navratilova (@Martina) March 4, 2016
Guess LGBT activists are only supposed to be outspoken if they speak out the way you want them to.
@Martina @Caitlyn_Jenner why can't people respect others political choices – quit judging
— Karen Gregory (@karentexan) March 4, 2016
@karentexan @Martina @Caitlyn_Jenner some people are more complex then a single issue…mind blowing I'm sure but it's been known to happen.
— Mick (@Ornery_Hombre) March 4, 2016
@Ornery_Hombre @karentexan @Caitlyn_Jenner when that single issue is from not having equality to possibly much worse, then what?
— Martina Navratilova (@Martina) March 4, 2016
@Martina If #RWNJ praises #Hillary, they're labeled a "free thinker." A LBJT person praises @tedcruz and they're chastised/outcast.
— Gus ? (@GusZernial) March 4, 2016
@GusZernial @tedcruz a gay person or a transgender praising Ted Cruz is akin to a black person praising David Duke. Just about…get a clue
— Martina Navratilova (@Martina) March 4, 2016
https://twitter.com/BasementOnaHill/status/705862876221804544
@BasementOnaHill u libs?Hateful to LGBT?That's funny…no- that would be the GOP &their platform. It's pretty definite as far as LGBT goes.
— Martina Navratilova (@Martina) March 4, 2016
@BasementOnaHill I think Cait is really not that up on what the gay community has been through etc.
+Cruz has been abominable on gay rights— Martina Navratilova (@Martina) March 4, 2016
Or maybe Jenner just has different priorities.
“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.”
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