Caitlyn Jenner Gets Deadnamed at CPAC
Caitlyn Jenner visited the Conservative Political Action Conference Friday night, but didn't get quite the reception she hoped for.
"Caitlyn Jenner�was hit with vile transphobic abuse at the Conservative Political Action Conference by a heckler who called her Bruce and branded her a 'sick freak,'" reports the Daily Mail.
The incident occurred in the lobby of the Hilton Anatole Hotel in Dallas while Jenner chatted with fans. "The former Olympic gold decathlete, 71, was repeatedly called 'Bruce' by the troll, who appeared to be filming himself abusing Jenner," the DM adds.
The abuser, who has yet to be identified, continued: "Hey Bruce. Bruce. What do you think of the stuff they're teaching in schools regarding the LGBTQ? Bout Jesus Christ Bruce, don't forget about Jesus. Look at that sick freak," he said, according to the DM.
Jenner ignored the man as she escaped into a waiting SUV but it marks an incident of deadnaming — a term to describe when a transgender person is misgendered often times to demean them — in Jenner's campaign for governor of California in the pending gubernatorial recall election of Democrat Gavin Newsom.
Others on the right reported the story in ways to humiliate Jenner.
Prior to heading to Dallas for CPAC, Jenner held her first press conference two-and-a-half months since announcing her candidacy. It took place in a nondescript hotel room without security in Sacramento with a handful of reporters. The event lasted 15 minutes.
The Associated Press writes: "After a two-minute opening statement in which she lamented the state's high taxes, she answered 10 questions in about 11 minutes, responding with brief answers before the exchange was cut off by an aide."
"I'm here to win it," she said.
Jenner said she is a serious candidate in the Sept. 14 recall election of first-term Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom and claimed she is leading the field of Republican candidates, even though no independent polling has been done that shows that.
In the conference, she addressed the Republican Party's stand on LGBTQ issues.
"I hope the Republican Party comes to me and becomes more inclusive, and hopefully I can be part of that process," she said.
She also said that she would not want Donald Trump' support in the recall election (the date of which has yet to be determined), reports CAPRadio.
"I have not spoken to him," she said of the former president. "Honestly, I'm more concerned about just running for governor."�
Jenner may be a national figure, but hasn't polled well with California Republicans against frontrunners San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer and businessman John Cox.
"A May poll�from UC Berkeley's Institute of Governmental Studies showed just 6% of voters said they were inclined to support her, compared to 22% each for Cox and Faulconer," CAPRadio writes.
But Jenner erroneously pushed back at the poll results, saying that it was conducted prior to her candidacy. In fact it was made a week after she announced her run.
"People are learning more about me as we go through this process about my political beliefs and how I would govern. So no, honestly, I'm not concerned about the polling," she said. "I've been in a lot of races in my life, and I know how to win."
She also defended her spotty voting record, which according to Politico, showed she voted in only a third of elections since 2000.
"I vote like probably most all California voters. Sometimes there's issues that I want to vote on. Sometimes there's not."