Trump loyalists mocked and misgendered Caitlyn Jenner after she announced her run for California governor
- Caitlyn Jenner was mocked by some Trump loyalists after announcing her run for California governor.
- The reality-TV star said Friday she plans to unseat Gavin Newsom in a recall election this fall.
- A Fox News contributor and one of Trump's former lawyers are among those who mocked Jenner.
Caitlyn Jenner was mocked by right-wing commentators and Trump loyalists on social media after she announced she was running for governor in California.
The former Olympian and reality-TV star took to Twitter on Friday to announce her plans to unseat the Democratic incumbent Gavin Newsom in a special recall election later this year.
Jenner is a longtime Republican who has previously denounced Former President Donald Trump over his stance on transgender issues.
But shortly after her announcement, some Trump loyalists started voicing their opposition.
Leo Terrell, a civil rights attorney and Fox News contributor tweeted: "I will not support Caitlyn Jenner for Governor. She is not a Trump's Republican. A Trump's Republican CAN win in California."
Terrell endorsed Trump in the 2020 presidential campaign.
Jenna Ellis, one of Trump's former lawyers and part of the legal team that unsuccessfully tried to challenge the 2020 election, shared a screenshot of a Twitter poll she carried out earlier this month, asking who would be more suited to be California governor.
Of the nearly 16,000 respondents, 92 percent said they'd prefer "an actual lampshade" instead of Jenner or Newsom.
Michael Knowles, a right-wing political commentator with almost half a million followers on Twitter, misgendered Jenner while voicing his opposition, tweeting on Friday: "Having left the state, I no longer have a dog in this fight. But it would be absolutely hilarious if the first female governor of California were a man."
Even talk show host Bill Maher, who is not a Trump supporter and has previously identified as liberal, chimed in on the news.
"I know that you think of her as a reality show star, but c'mon, people, change," Maher said during his "Real Time" show on Friday. "She is trans, rested and ready. She's got a great slogan, 'Take the sack out of Sacramento,'" according to the New York Post.
"I love that about her. Wasn't always sure about the man-woman thing, but low capital-gains taxes, born that way!" Maher added when speaking about her GOP credentials.
Jenner has put together a team of prominent Republican operatives to advise the campaign, including Trump's former pollster Tony Fabrizio, and former White House communications aide Stephen Cheung.
The reality TV star has also consulted with Trump's former campaign manager Brad Parscale, although Axios reported he wasn't formally involved in her election bid.
In the statement announcing her campaign, Jenner described herself as a "compassionate disrupter" who is a "proven winner and the only outsider who can put an end to Gavin Newsom's disastrous time as governor."