Debra Messing Trolled For Labelling Zohran A 'Radical Threat', Calls It The Deadliest Day For Jews

The NYC Mayoral election polls will close soon; amid that, Debra Messing has created shockwaves with her statements about the top runner, Zohran Mamdani.

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Debra Messing Trolled For Labelling Zohran A 'Radical Threat', Calls It The Deadliest Day For Jews

Zohran Kwame Mamdani is an American politician of Indian descent. He has served in the New York Assembly for almost 4 years and is now set to take office as mayor. The New York City candidate has built his name from the ground up, questioning everything he deemed wrong, and now he is on the run to make a difference in the city of dreams with his undeterred spirit. However, now that the results are just around the corner, Will & Grace actress, Debra Messing has shared her dismay about Zohran's possible win.

Debra Messing shared memes calling Zohran Mamdani a 'ji**dist'

Debra Messing has been actively showing her dismay about Zohran Mamdani. However, her latest post has called a severe wave of backlash. The incident came following a meme Debra had shared on Election Day. It was a political meme suggesting that New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is a "j**adist." Americans will soon have their new mayor of NYC. However, ahead of that, the 57-year-old Emmy winner reposted an image on her verified Instagram Story from another account, The Persian Jewess.

Debra Messing, Zohran Mamdani

The original image showed an edited ballot that listed two candidates: One that read, "A Democrat. Just a Democrat," and the other that said, "An actual communist ji**dist. A literal Karl Marx-quoting, America-hating ji**dist." The original post used the hashtag #ZohranMamdani at the end of the caption. It could be quoted as saying:

"This isn’t just a mayoral race. It’s the battle for Democracy itself. New York City, make the right choice. Vote for [Andrew] Cuomo. Vote for NYC. Vote for Democracy."

Debra Messing, Zohran Mamdani

Debra Messing gets bashed for calling Zohran Mamdani a "ji**dist"

Messing received criticism on social media following the post, with many slamming her decision to share a post calling Zohran Mamdani, the son of Queen of Katwe and Mississippi Masala film director Mira Nair, a ji**dist, a term often used to describe those who violently defend Islamic ideologies. Netizens have since taken to X (formerly Twitter) and bashed the actress for her comments. A user stated:

"Debra Messing has posted 91 Instagram stories in the past 24 hours. Not an exaggeration. I think Zohran has actually broken her brain, although it wasn’t in great shape before this mayoral election anyway. Fascinating, albeit kinda scary to watch though."

Debra Messing, Zohran Mamdani

Another comment wrote, "Damn, she is really, really unemployed, huh? Lmaoooo." A commenter wrote, "Look how many clips on her ig story. I'm not going through all that insanity." A commenter said, "This is so racist and Islamophobic." A user penned, "She should legally change her name to Debra Messy with her chaotic meltdowns." A user penned, "Someone take her phone." However, some agreed with Debra and showed their support for her. A user wrote, "Both examples you offered are very truthful. What's the issue?"

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