Will & Grace star Debra Messing faces major backlash for brutal message to Zohran Mamdani

A Brooklyn, New York, native, she starred as Grace Adler in more than 240 episodes of the popular show, which ended in 2020. On October 25, she revealed to her one million Instagram followers that she was supporting Andrew Cuomo in the New York mayoral election.

But at the same time, she didn’t spare a word about her thoughts on Mamdani, sparking a huge backlash and outrage. Messing sparked outrage as she reposted a controversial comment where Zohran Mamdani was branded as a jihadist.

‘Will & Grace’ star Debra Messing under heavy fire over brutal Zohran Mamdani comments

She shared a political meme to her Instagram from another account named Persian Jewess, in which an image captures a voter filling out a fake ballot with two options: “A Democrat. Just a Democrat,” and the other reading “An actual communist jihadist. A literal Karl Marx-quoting America-hating jihadist.”

The post from the original account was captioned: “This isn’t just a mayoral race. It’s the battle for Democracy itself. New York City, make the right choice. Vote for Cuomo, Vote for NYC. Vote for Democracy,” accompanied by the hashtag #ZohranMamdani, per Yahoo News.

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