Caitlyn Jenner volunteers to be Ted Cruz's 'trans ambassador'

In a new interview, Caitlyn Jenner said she is a fan of Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz, and suggested she could one day become "trans ambassador to the president of the United States."

"We can say, 'Ted, love what you're doing, but here's what's going on,'" Jenner told The Advocate. A lifelong Republican, she said she likes Cruz because "he's very conservative, and a great constitutionalist, and a very articulate man." Jenner, who said she met Cruz before she transitioned, hasn't officially endorsed the candidate, and noted that "he's an evangelical Christian, and probably one of the worst ones when it comes to trans issues."

Cruz has called gender-open bathrooms "lunacy," and opposes transgender soldiers, saying, "We shouldn't view the military as a cauldron for social experiments," USA Today reports. Jenner said that while "the Democrats are better when it comes to these types of social issues," 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."

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