The Olympian, who spoke at the Republican National Convention and voted for Trump, continues to distance herself from the president.
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Caitlyn Jenner, who came out on the cover of Vanity Fair two years ago and became one of the world’s most famous trans people, was one of many pushing back against the announcement from Donald Trump on Tuesday that transgender people would no longer be allowed to serve in the U.S. military.
Though Jenner said as recently as April that she’s still a Republican, this isn’t the first time she’s spoken out against the man she voted for. In February, after Trump rescinded protections for trans students who wished to use the bathroom that matched their identity, Jenner released a video, “from one Republican to another,“ calling the decision a disaster.
Trump’s announcement, which reportedly came as a surprise even to the Pentagon, has been widely criticized by everyone from the A.C.L.U. to Seth Rogen to Laverne Cox, who said in a statement, “This latest reversal of another Obama administration policy continues to send the message to trans Americans that our lives, our safety and service are less valuable and unwanted in this country, the country I love and hold so dear.” They join Jenner, Jared and Ivanka, and countless others as voices of reason Trump has no apparent interest in listening to.