Tomi Lahren defended California gubernatorial recall election candidate Caitlyn Jenner after she was attacked by a transphobic troll at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) over the weekend.
In the video Jenner was seen greeting fans in a hotel lobby when the man deadnamed her and hurled questions such as, “What do you think about the stuff they’re teaching schools about LGBT?”
Jenner ignored the man who later called her a “sick freak” as she got into a waiting car.
On Monday, Lahren condemned the “despicable” act on Twitter, writing: “Hearing how some ‘conservatives’ treated @Caitlyn_Jenner at CPAC makes my blood boil. There’s no room for your hate in the America First movement. We believe in freedom and we believe in limited government. The way she chooses to live her personal life harms you in no way!”
“The attacks on @Caitlyn_Jenner are despicable. I’ll go to bat for her every single time and if you want to take my ‘conservative’ card for it, take it and shove it. Your mob is no better than the Left’s and in fact, it’s uglier,” Lahren added in a later tweet.
Though she supports Jenner, Lahren has a long history of making anti-trans comments herself documented through tweets and statements.
According to Refinery29, in 2019, Lahren took issue with a Gillette ad featuring a transgender boy shaving for the first time, tweeting, “it’s a little much to normalize and promote high-school-aged kids undergoing hormone therapy and gender reassignment. Don’t ya think?”
She supports a ban on trans students competing on sports teams that align with their gender. Lahren was also a very vocal supporter of Trump’s ban on transgender individuals serving in the military and cheered Trump’s repeal of Obama-era transgender bathroom rules.
Despite her past comments, Jenner thanked Lahren for her support in a tweet.
“Thanks @TomiLahren We have to keep fighting. Our party is for everyone – the big tent party! I am a proud Republican,” she wrote.
Other prominent conservatives including Matt Schlapp, the head of the American Conservative Union, the organizers of CPAC, has been publicly silent on the incident.
