Caitlyn Jenner, Jimmy Kimmel
Jimmy Kimmel referred to Caitlyn Jenner as "Caitlyn Jenner Car-Crashian" during a segment on his ABC talk show.
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  • Jimmy Kimmel referred to Caitlyn Jenner as "Donald Trump in a Caitlyn Jenner wig."
  • She called out the comment, saying that Kimmel must believe that trans women are "simply men with wigs on."
  • Jenner then shared posts criticizing the talk show host for problematic behavior in the past.
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California Republican gubernatorial candidate Caitlyn Jenner has hit back at Jimmy Kimmel for calling her "Donald Trump in a Caitlyn Jenner wig," The Hill reported.

During a segment on his ABC late-night talk show, Kimmel mocked Jenner for her Thursday appearance on ABC's "The View."

"Are we sure that isn't Donald Trump in a Caitlyn Jenner wig?" Kimmel said, while photos of former president Donald Trump and Jenner appeared on the screen.

He also called the reality star, now a political hopeful, "Caitlyn Jenner Car-Crashian" – a reference to the fatal 2015 collision Jenner was involved in.

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Jenner responded to the comments by sharing a screenshot on Twitter of an article that branded Kimmel as "transphobic."

"Last night @jimmykimmel called me Donald Trump with a wig," Jenner wrote. "He obviously believes that trans women are simply men with wigs on. Where is the outrage from the left or LGBT community? Being WOKE must be optional if you are a Democrat."

Jenner then shared a photo of Kimmel in blackface, and called him a "hypocrite."

She also accused him of contributing to anti-Asian hatred and shared a screenshot of a clip where he asked women to fondle his crotch.

Jenner's run for governor in California has been dismissed as a "joke" and a way to boost her relevancy, Insider's Oma Seddiq reported.

A recent study of 10,289 registered voters by the Berkeley Institute of Government Studies found that she is polling at just 6 percent support.

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