Caitlyn Jenner's Brutal Message to Joe Biden

Caitlyn Jenner put out some harsh words on social media for President Joe Biden, including dubbing him "the weakest leader."

The former reality star slammed Biden, as he and Vice President Kamala Harris hosted the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting in San Francisco. One of the major moments is set to be a sideline meeting between Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping scheduled for Wednesday.

Jenner retweeted an X, formerly Twitter, user who wrote: "Hamas is holding Americans hostage. Where is Joe Biden?!?!?"

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Caitlyn Jenner on April 3, 2022, in Los Angeles, California. She recently slammed Joe Biden and "the weakest leader." JC Olivera/Getty Images North America

She added her own reply: "Meeting with whacko communist Xi in commie San Francisco, where else would we expect the worlds weakest leader?! Shameful!"

Jenner has been an ardent supporter of former President Donald Trump and a staunch Republican, even launching a failed attempt at the California governor's role.

The former Olympic decathlon gold medallist also outlined the reason she believed Trump was the only viable GOP candidate for the 2024 elections.

"It's abundantly clear Trump is the only candidate that knows what it takes to win a general. He is able to thread the line on social issues to appeal to ALL AMERICANS—not just the base. he has built a big tent party—a coalition of support the GOP hasn't seen in decades," Jenner wrote on X, during the GOP presidential debate on November 8.

Jenner, who came out as a transgender woman in 2015, hasn't always been Trump's biggest fan. After supporting him in the 2016 election, Jenner briefly changed her opinion of Trump in 2018, where she spoke out against him in an op-ed published by The Washington Post.

"The leader of our nation has shown no regard for an already marginalized and struggling community. He has ignored our humanity. He has insulted our dignity," she wrote.

"He has made trans people into political pawns as he whips up animus against us in an attempt to energize the most right-wing segment of his party, claiming his anti-transgender policies are meant to 'protect the country.' This is politics at its worst. It is unacceptable, it is upsetting, and it has deeply, personally hurt me."

But Jenner herself has faced backlash over accusations she hasn't done enough for transgender people.

One transgender person accused Jenner of contributing "zero to social issues" in the three-part docuseries House of Kardashian, which she also stars in.

"After transitioning, Caitlyn was no different to any other Kardashian. These people have more money than God. And what have they done with their money... they have led vacuous lives and contributed zero to the social issues of our time. And that's everything that is wrong with America," former TV helicopter weather person Zoey Tur said in the docuseries.

Jenner slammed those claims in an exclusive chat with Newsweek.

"First of all, I have never met that person. I have no idea who that person is. I have never met him [her]," said Jenner, who incorrectly stated Tur had transitioned back to male. Tur told Newsweek she had met Jenner many years earlier.

Jenner continued: "This is a confused person. And so from that standpoint, I honestly wish the show had not shown that because it does not represent me and the person that I am but you know, when you're in the media, you kind of get used to dealing with those types of things."

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