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April 2, 2024 - Sean Hannity Show
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Caitlyn Jenner - April 1st, Hour 3
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Sean, if you want to be a part of the program, well, we've been discussing the insanity and the blowback and the pushback and the anger of many people over the fact that here it is, the most holy of days for Christians around the country, and that is Easter Sunday.
And that is the day that Joe Biden decided to go forward with his proclamation for a trans day of visibility.
And there has been enormous pushback.
And by the way, even coming from people like Caitlin Jenner, who wrote on X, quote, I am absolutely disgusted that Joe Biden declared the most holy of holy days, a self-proclaimed devout Catholic, as a transgender day of visibility.
And the only thing you should be declaring on this day is that he is risen.
Now, I mean, there's now a whole series of issues where the Democrats, they just want to lash out at any and all things Republican.
I mean, you got Corinne Jean-Pierre, after three years of telling us, along with Biden and Vice President Harris and Maorkis and everybody, that the border's secure and the border's closed.
Now it's the Trump administration's fault.
And we've been telling you the latest efforts of Joe Biden and his vice president to shore up their eroding base.
And they've gone more hardcore radical.
They've gone after Israel in a big way while they're in a battle in their war against terrorism.
Then Kamala Harris heads to an abortion clinic.
And then after that is meeting with people for the purpose of legalizing weed.
So if they're losing that base, young people, African Americans, Hispanic Americans, I mean, it's deteriorating right before their very eyes.
So they've got to go even more hardcore left.
You know, is this going to work?
I don't know.
Here's the vice president.
We have gathered today, however, to address specifically the injustices that we have seen in federal marijuana policy.
I have said many times, I believe, I think we all at this table believe nobody should have to go to jail for smoking weed.
And what we need to do is recognize that far too many people have been sent to jail for simple marijuana possession.
Anyway, joining us now is Caitlin Jenner, a great Olympian and Fox News contributor, but also disgusted over this day of visibility coinciding with Easter Sunday.
Anyway, Caitlin, welcome back to the program.
Well, Sean, it is always good to talk to you.
Yes, here we go.
This is a very political year we're in the middle of right now.
And honestly, we see it happen all the time.
And this is just another chance or another time that the transgender community, I think, is really being used by the far left.
And that really bothers me.
Yes, I did put out a piece over the last couple of days on Twitter because I was very upset about this.
I wasn't upset with the trans community.
I wasn't upset with the day of visibility.
I even posted a few years in 2017, me and a bunch of the girls when we were shooting our show about visibility.
It's great.
I don't have a problem.
My only problem is this, and that is the proclamation.
All right.
It is so sad to see Joe Biden and the Democrats.
Remember, he campaigned?
I'm going to be the great uniter.
I don't think there's been any president in history who has divided this nation like we see today.
The proclamation was absolutely wrong.
To be honest with you, I say, what should he have done?
He should have said nothing.
But the left, and it's not Joe Biden, because honestly, I don't think Joe Biden's smart enough to be able to come up with stuff.
But I have to admit, the Democrats are very, very good at what they do.
What are we talking about all this weekend?
We're not talking about Donald Trump.
We're not talking about anything else.
We're talking about this subject.
And it's really sad.
And Joe Biden is supposed to be, you know, a devout Christian and devout Catholic.
And here in D.C. this weekend, the Archbishop on Face the Nation called him a cafeteria Catholic, meaning religion.
He uses religion when it's convenient for him.
And that's exactly what he's doing.
He is trying to separate this nation like no other has ever done before.
And he thinks that's his way to win.
And it's just, it's sad.
What this is all about, it's about destroying the family structure.
We've got to kind of look at the big picture here.
What he's doing is he's just pointing the big, you know, the single finger right at all Catholics.
And what I thought was interesting, not only is he pointing at all Catholics, what he's trying to do here and control this, but you notice when he sent this proclamation out, he only sent it out in English, not in Spanish.
Why?
Because he knew it would piss off the Spanish people.
And he even said, I think, in a speech a few, you know, months ago that, hey, you know, I need the Spanish vote because he's losing it to Trump.
So all this is very calculated.
It's disgusting.
And I just want parents and everything to be aware that basically what they're trying to do is they're trying to, you know, break up the family structure.
Because if you break up the family structure and you break up religion in this nation, what's left?
Government.
You know, I want to go back.
When all of these issues with you, when you went public with your life story, I was actually talking about this on the radio that day, and I remember exactly what I said.
I told the audience, I did not understand it.
I knew you back in the Bruce days.
I had interviewed you many, many times.
And I ended with, I just want you to be happy, whatever makes you happy.
You are a grown adult, and obviously there were things going on that I knew nothing about in your private personal life.
And I'm libertarian in the sense that I believe people should have a private personal life.
And I remember you ended up calling me after that radio show, and you had been listening.
And we had a long discussion.
And I think it was one of the funniest things you ever told me.
And that was, you know, hey, Sean, you're going to die when I tell you this.
You know, I do this interview with Diane Sawyer.
And while we're doing the interview, what do you think she was most shocked about?
And then maybe a lot of people were at the time shocked.
And you said it had nothing to do with the issue of your transitioning.
It had everything to do with the fact that you said you're a conservative Republican, and she like melted.
And I think that's pretty revealing in so many ways about the media and people on the left.
But then we had a really interesting discussion.
I said, I'd be less than honest if I told you I understood this.
I don't.
And you know what you said to me?
I don't know if you remember.
I remember.
You said, I wouldn't expect you to.
And I thought that was an interesting answer.
However, there's a very big difference.
You, as a grown adult, making a decision and then look at what we're debating today.
For most Americans, that would probably accept the fact that adults have a right to make up their own mind.
But when you're talking about kids, I would argue they're too young to make life-altering decisions like this.
You know, I totally agree with you.
When you are truly born gender dysphoric, okay, you know it as a young person.
Today, we have just gone way too far woke.
We've gone way too far to the left, okay?
This is a parental rights issue, and we need to protect kids.
I am 100% for waiting.
There's no rush, especially with kids.
There's absolutely no rush to do anything.
I have people come up to me who have kids that they think may be a little gender dysphoric.
They don't know.
And I just say, be patient.
The child will work it out.
You know, these people have gone woke on us big time, you know.
And also in sports, I've been the exact same way.
I've been out for, you know, ever since, you know, the Penn Swimming Days trying to protect women's sports.
And you know what, Sean?
We're actually winning some battles.
And to be honest with you, I'm very excited.
We want a battle.
First of all, Leah Thomas will not be competing any farther.
They've protected that.
And also in golf, we had a girl that was trying to get a trans girl trying to get in, and they went back to their original, you have to be female at birth, you know?
And so we are winning some wars, but we're just a long way from getting it all done.
I mean, we're going to have to fight it in every issue.
And just recently, he had called me about this, but out in Nassau County, we had a press conference.
No, I know you're out there with Bruce Blakeman, the Nassau County chief executive.
And by the way, your appearance out there, that made major news everywhere.
Yeah.
Yes.
And, you know, they have this lawsuit that they're going up against with Letitia James and that whole thing.
And we'll see how that comes out.
But Bruce Blakeman and Nassau County is, they're just, they're fighters out there.
And I think it's great.
I love being around people.
I know Trump was just out there because of the terrible tragedy that happened out there in the police force.
And it's a shame.
And there are good people out there, Sean.
You talk to them all the time.
But we'll see what this lawsuit comes for Nassau County against Letitia James because it's all about, you know, eventually it just comes back to good old parental rights.
We're taking it away.
The state is trying to take our kids away.
We just can't have that.
I like to be a common sense person, whether I'm trans, whether I'm whatever it may be.
All right, quick break, right back more with Caitlin Jenner on the other side.
Then we'll hit the phones.
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We'll get to your calls coming up straight ahead.
All right, we continue now.
We're talking with Caitlin Jenner.
Obviously, a lot of issues, not the least of which is the proclamation on Transgender Day or Transgender Day of Visibility that coincided with Easter Sunday that has gotten a lot of Catholics, Christians around the country very angry about that happening yesterday.
Let me ask you this question.
You travel, you meet people, you go to restaurants, you're in airplanes.
What is the general reaction you receive from people when they see you?
I'm going to make a guess.
99% of people are nice and respectful.
Maybe there's 1% of jackasses out there.
Am I wrong or am I right?
No, you're absolutely wrong.
And to be honest with you, they're too afraid to come up to me, the ones that think, you know, that they have their very anti-trans thing.
Honestly, they stay away from me.
I'm lucky.
I hide a little bit behind the whole celebrity thing.
And I get that.
I understand that.
But I have so many people.
You know what they come up and say all the time now?
They come up and say, thank you for fighting for women's sports.
I get that every day of the week.
People will.
But that's my point.
In other words, I think people accept you're an adult.
I've known you a lot of your adult life.
And that's why I would think that most people, maybe if they're afraid, that's a whole different thing.
Or maybe they give you a nasty look or something.
But what they don't know, you said something that was really funny to me.
You don't play, you could play golf tournaments and you drive the ball.
Last time I asked you, I think you said like 280, 85 yards.
Okay, which I really resent the hell out of because I can't drive that far.
And you said it would be unfair if you played in a tournament.
Right.
Right.
I will play once in a while.
You get asked for a celebrity pro-am, you know, and I go do that.
And it's just for fun.
That's all it is.
It's for fun and to raise money for a charity.
But no, to be honest with you, Sean, I transitioned nine years ago now.
And honestly, I just, today I just wake up.
I'm a happy person.
I love my life.
I love the causes that I'm after.
One, protecting women in sports.
I love parental rights.
I'm a parent.
I have 10 children.
Sean, I got you beat.
I have now 23 grandchildren.
Number 24 is in the oven.
I want to protect those kids.
I want to fight for my father who's buried at Arlington and to help protect this country.
And so that's where I'm going.
So I wake up every day.
What's kind of a mission?
What can I do to make this country better?
Because when November comes around, Sean, you know, it's all on the line.
It's all on the line.
Everything's on the line.
217 days.
I'm going to vote for America.
Okay?
That's my vote.
What's best for America in our Constitution or Bill of Rights.
All right, Caitlin Jenner.
Always appreciate your time.
Thank you for being with us.
And keep up the good fight.
We appreciate that, too.
And I know a lot of other people do as well.
Thank you.
And thank you for all your help.
You've been great.
Well, thank you.
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Now, before I get to, I want to play the full nine minutes of Stephanie Diller.
Now, she is the widow of Officer Jonathan Diller, and she gave what was really a heart-wrenching eulogy to her husband this past Saturday, Holy Saturday.
Before I play it, I want to take you back two years, and I want to do this for a reason.
Because the wife of another officer that was shot and killed, Jason Rivera was his name.
Well, Dominique Rivera also talked about getting that call that any spouse of any police officer dreads getting, or any military personnel for that matter.
And this is when her husband was shot.
And at that time and at that day and at her husband's funeral, she said this, just to bring you back two years ago.
Later that day, I received the call I wish none of you that are sitting here with me will ever receive.
I had gotten a notification from the citizen app, which was my central.
And I saw that two police officers were shot in Harlem.
My heart dropped.
I immediately texted you and asked you, Are you okay?
Please tell me you're okay.
I know that you're mad right now, but just text me.
You're okay.
At least tell me you're busy.
I get no response.
We used to share locations and find my iPhone.
And when I check yours, I see that you're at Harlem Hospital.
I thought maybe you were sitting on a perp, but still, nothing.
I called and then called again and then called one more time.
And this time, I felt something wasn't right.
I messaged Pioka David and Joe because I knew they were your friends from the 3-2.
And I get no response.
Then I get a call asking if I'm Jason's wife.
And then I had to rush to the hospital.
Walking up those steps, seeing everybody staring at me, was the scariest moment I've experienced.
Nobody was telling me anything.
Thousands of people were surrounding me, and yet I felt alone.
I couldn't believe you left me.
The system continues to fail us.
We are not safe anymore.
Not even the members of the service.
I know you were tired of these laws, especially the ones from the new DA.
I hope he's watching you speak through me right now.
I'm sure all of our blue family is tired too.
But I promise, we promise that your death won't be in vain.
I love you to the end of time.
We'll take the watch from here.
Now that's two years ago.
What have we learned?
Sadly, absolutely nothing.
Here is Stephanie Diller giving the eulogy to her slain officer husband, Jonathan Diller.
Don't forget they have a one-year-old son.
Listen.
Hello, everyone.
I am Stephanie Diller, Jonathan's wife.
I have not had the opportunity to speak before at this moment, so I would like to say, on behalf of the entire Diller family, thank you all for the support this week.
The outpouring of love our family has received has been overwhelming, and we're forever thankful to everyone.
With every hug that I've received, I just picture each one is from Jonathan.
I wish Jonathan were here to see the incredible kindness and generosity that has been shown to our family.
But I know in his own way, he is here watching over us.
I am so proud that thousands of people across the country are calling Jonathan a hero, but the truth is he has always been a hero to Ryan and me.
The rest of the world is just catching up.
While he was beyond proud to be a member of the NYPD, his career was only one of his many roles.
I want to also honor Jonathan for who he was out of the uniform.
I am not sure where to start, and I could probably talk about Jonathan for hours, so I'll start from the beginning.
Jonathan was born and raised on Long Island, the son of Fran and Stephen Diller, and brother to Jennifer and Jason.
He was the youngest of the three, which obviously means he was the mischievous one.
But he also had the sweetest heart and the guiltiest conscious, so he would always smooth things over by making his mom handwritten apology letters.
He grew up taking memorable ski trips with his family, playing lacrosse and hockey, and forming friendships that would last a lifetime.
He was a connector, the kind of guy that would draw people in and could find something in common with everyone.
A friend to everyone.
Following graduating from St. Mary's High School, he attended SUNY Maritime, where he lived with his cousin Robert.
He loved telling stories of traveling all over the world in the ship, seeing beautiful places, and making amazing memories.
After graduation, Jonathan and I started dating after getting set up by our mutual friend Evan.
I remember on one of our very first dates, we went to see a movie.
He was so tired from work that he fell asleep in the movie theater.
He started snoring so loudly that the people around us asked me to wake him up.
But of course, if you ever asked him the story, I'm the one who fell asleep, started snoring, and embarrassed him.
It didn't take long for me to realize how special he was.
He loved to make everyone laugh, and he had the most infectious personality.
When you talked to him, he really listened, and he made me feel like I was the only person in the room.
Early on in our relationship, Jonathan's job required him to be away for a month at a time.
He was really proud of his work driving ships, and he made sure to send emails letting me know that he was always thinking of me.
We must have exchanged over 100 emails through the years that I will forever cherish.
I would excitedly wake up to emails from him with hilarious subject lines such as, Jonathan Diller is a stud.
And sweet messages like, I'm going to spoil the heck out of you when I get home and I'll be home before you know it.
You're going to blink and I'll be in front of you giving you a big kiss.
I quickly knew I found the person I was going to marry.
I never doubted how much Jonathan loved me because he always told me he was absolutely my soulmate and we could just understand each other with a look.
Anytime I entered a room, I looked for him and knew that the place I belong was the spot next to him.
He could always make me laugh and that was one of the things I love most about him.
He would make an absolute fool of himself just to get me to crack a smile.
We had a connection that not many people get to experience in their lifetime.
In November of 2019, after our wedding, I remember being so nervous to walk at our wedding.
I remember being so nervous to walk down the aisle in front of so many people.
But as soon as the church doors opened, I saw him look at me.
I realized how lucky I was.
He looked at me like I was his whole world, and he always treated me like I was his whole world.
Together, we lived a very simple life in Messapequa.
We worked hard, we relaxed at home when we could, and we got the cutest dog in the world, Tucker.
We did everything together, and I really mean that.
We were best friends.
He would call us Batman and Robin, but he said I was Batman and then he was Robin.
When I would meet people, I would say, if you like me, just wait until you meet my husband.
He worked for his family's company before deciding to become a police officer in 2021.
Everyone was so proud that he found something that he loved to do, and he was exceptional at it.
He would go in early, stay late, work overtime, all because he just loved it.
It's no surprise he was an incredible police officer when you think about the type of man he was.
He was always putting people above himself, dropping everything to help someone in need, and speaking up for what was right.
He was a fierce protector of everyone around him.
He spoke his mind and wasn't afraid.
I always admired him for his honesty and courage.
He was my absolute greatest confidant.
But nothing compared to his best role of all, being a dad.
Jonathan always wanted to be a dad, and he wasted no time being the greatest one.
I will never forget the look on his face when our son was born.
I don't think we could ever achieve a greater happiness.
He was so proud of Ryan.
Every time he did something new, it was like an explosion of joy from both of us.
Jonathan wanted nothing more than to show Ryan off to anyone and everyone he knew.
He was excited that Ryan's first word was dadda, and I remember I would playfully try to get him to say mama instead.
But now I never want to stop hearing Ryan say dada to me.
I couldn't have asked for a better partner to have a child with than Jonathan.
We were a team.
He would always kiss and hug me in front of Ryan and said that he wanted Ryan to see his dad loves his mommy so much.
And then we would pick him up between the two of us and smush his cheeks with kisses together.
When you fall in love with someone, you think you can't possibly love them any more than you do right now.
But then you get married and you think, okay, now there's no way I can love them anymore.
And then you have a child with them and guess what?
You love them even more.
Jonathan taught me that true love has no limit.
Our lives were pretty much perfect until five days ago when everything changed forever.
He was called into duty and in typical Jonathan fashion, he didn't run away.
He did what was right and he did what he loved.
He wasn't the type to sugarcoat anything, so I won't sugarcoat this.
This is devastating.
It's a devastating, senseless, and tragic loss for so many, our family, our friends, and the entire city of New York.
It's a shame that someone who brought so much positivity to the world was given such a negative ending.
There was so much he was looking forward to, like watching his siblings build a life with their spouses, seeing his friends become fathers, and watching his son grow.
It breaks my heart that Ryan was robbed of getting to know his, to grow up with his dad.
Jonathan had so many things he wanted to teach him, like how to play ice hockey, how to drive a car, ride a bike, to watch Ryan go to his first day of school and watch him graduate on his last.
I am eternally grateful that Jonathan made me Ryan's mother.
If I am missing him, I can look to Ryan to feel close to him because his son is just like him, always making people smile.
And I promise to raise him to be even more like his dad.
It's hard to imagine how long I have to wait to see Jonathan again.
When the doors to heaven open for me one day, I hope to see Jonathan standing there looking at me just like he did on our wedding day.
My husband died a hero, but he also lived as one.
Our world will never be the same, but I know I speak for everyone when I say I could not be more proud of him.
It's been two years and two months since Detective Rivera and Detective Mora made the ultimate sacrifice just like my husband, Jonathan Diller.
Dominique Rivera stood in front of all the elected officials present today pleading for change.
That change never came, and now my son will grow up without his father.
I will grow old without my husband, and his parents have to say goodbye to their child.
How many more police officers and how many more families need to make the ultimate sacrifice before we start protecting them?
I don't wish this kind of pain on anyone.
Jonathan lived his life doing good for people, and it's now time for people to do good for all the officers he represents.
Which reminds me, to all his friends in the 105 CRT and the boys, he wanted me to say, I love you.
Jonathan, Ryan and I don't know how we're going to live without you, but I am so amazingly grateful for every single moment we had with you.
Rest in peace, Jonathan.
The man who captured my heart and now all of New York's.
All right, now that's going to wrap things up for today.
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