Caitlyn Jenner has revealed that it was easier to "come out as trans than as a Republican candidate" for governor of California. The 71-year-old former Olympic decathlete surprised the world when she announced her run for governor in April. And according to her, telling her famous family she was transgender was a walk in the park compared to telling them she was running for office as part of the GOP camp. Speaking to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JYfZwu_H8o">Elex Michaelson on FOX 11's The Issue Is</a>, Jenner revealed: "I talk to all of my family about running for governor, and to be honest with you, it was easier to come out as trans than as a Republican candidate. "As a Republican candidate for governor - it was a lot tougher to sell." Check out the moment Caitlyn Jenner said it was easier to come out as transgender than as a Republican: [[youtubewidget||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dg-IlKpDbA0]] Elsewhere in the interview, the reality star spoke about her love for the state of California. She said: "I think I've been preparing for this moment pretty much all my life… I came to California in 1973, I drove my sixty-three VW bug from Iowa, where I graduated from college, I literally went off the stage, through my cap and gown in the backseat of my 60 degree VW bug, and I was going to the Golden State. "I was going to California… It was a different California back then. I surrounded myself with some of the greatest people, athletically, I learned so much from them, went on to win the games." <img class="size-full wp-image-1263104607" src="https://img.vt.co/2021/04/CaitlynJennerFI.jpg" alt="" width="1535" height="800" />[[imagecaption|| Credit: Alamy / DPA]] She added: "I was the first American to put the American flag up - this is our bicentennial year - at the finish line, so proud to be an American, proud to bring the gold medal back to California. But now, over all of these years, I've also watched the decline of California and I've seen where it's gone. "I love this state, so many of my friends have left this state. I’ve lived in Malibu really since 1976, honestly, I don't want to leave, I want to be an example to so many people that, you know, if you don't like what's going on, stand up, and I'm willing to stand up." <h6>Featured image credit: Alamy / MediaPunch Inc</h6>

Caitlyn Jenner says it was easier to come out as transgender than as a Republican

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