Overview
- Messing reposted an image on Instagram Stories that described Mamdani as “an actual communist jihadist,” taken from the account The Persian Jewess, which urged New Yorkers to vote for Andrew Cuomo.
- Her Stories also featured other derogatory content, including a video calling Mamdani “Osama bin Mamdani” and memes equating him with terrorism, as reported by TheWrap.
- Social media users condemned the posts as bigoted, and outlets said representatives for Messing had not provided substantive comment by Tuesday night.
- Coverage noted Messing’s recent pro-Israel advocacy, including an honor in Tel Aviv, and her public support for Cuomo as she argued Mamdani lacks experience.
- CBS News reported Mamdani won the mayoral race with 50.4% to Cuomo’s 41.6% and Curtis Sliwa’s 7%, and prior to the vote President Trump urged New Yorkers to back Cuomo over a “communist.”