Caitlyn Jenner has revealed that she is "in favor" of the death penalty. This comes amid her run for governor of California in a bid to replace Democrat Gavin Newsom in the state's upcoming recall election. Speaking to <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2021/05/10/politics/caitlyn-jenner-dana-bash-interview/index.html">CNN's Dana Bash</a>, the Republican stated in no uncertain terms that she is "in favor of the death penalty". While the death penalty is a legal punishment in the state of California, executions have been halted since 2006 under a federal court order, according to <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-47549422#:~:text=California%20has%20not%20carried%20out,under%20the%20state%2Dwide%20moratorium.&text=Defying%20voters%2C%20the%20Governor%20of,of%20737%20stone%20cold%20killers.">BBC News</a>, Furthermore, Governor Gavin Newsom imposed an official moratorium on executions in 2019. Take a look at part of Jenner's interview with Bash: [[youtubewidget||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhmSmFEStGY]] Elsewhere in the interview, the former Olympic decathlete revealed that she hadn't voted in the November 2020 presidential election, and instead opted to play a round of golf. She said: "Out here in California, it’s like, why vote for a Republican president? It’s just not going to work. "It was voting day and I thought the only thing out here in California that I worry about, which affects people, is the propositions that were out there. "And I didn't see any propositions that I really had one side or the other. And so it was Election Day and I just couldn't get excited about it. And I just wound up going to play golf and I said, 'I'm not doing that'." Last month, Jenner announced to her 3.5 million followers that she was running for the post, writing: "I’m in! California is worth fighting for." [[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/Caitlyn_Jenner/status/1385592674921578497]] Included in the tweet was a press release, which read: "California has been my home for nearly 50 years. I came here because I knew that anyone, regardless of their background or station in life, could turn their dreams into reality. "But for the past decade, we have seen the glimmer of the Golden State reduced by one-party rule that places politics over progress and special interests over people. Sacramento needs an honest leader with a clear vision." The release continues: "I have been a congressional disruptor throughout my life, from representing the United States and winning a gold medal at the Olympics to helping advance the movement of equality." <h6>Featured image credit: Alamy / MediaPunch Inc</h6>

Caitlyn Jenner says she is 'in favor of the death penalty' as she runs for governor of California

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