Debra Messing and Susan Sarandon Spar on Twitter Over the Presidential Election – and the Barbs Keep on Coming
Debra Messing and Susan Sarandon are locked in a heated Twitter feud this week after Sarandon questioned whether she would vote for Hillary Clinton in a general election matchup against Donald Trump.
"I think a lot of people are like, 'Sorry, I just can't bring myself to vote for [Hillary Clinton],' " the outspoken Bernie Sanders supporter said on MSNBC's All In with Chris Hayes on Monday. "Some people feel that Donald Trump will bring the revolution immediately if he gets in. Things will really explode."
On Tuesday evening, Messing, 47, began to criticize Sarandon, 69, on Twitter.
"Susan Sarandon muses tht Trump prezcy wud b better 4 the country thn Hillary.Wonder if she'd say that if she were poor,gay,Muslim or immgrnt," Messing wrote, before claiming that although she is a Clinton supporter, she would "absolutely" support Sanders over Trump.
Susan Sarandon muses tht Trump prezcy wud b better 4 the country thn Hillary.Wonder if she'd say that if she were poor,gay,Muslim or immgrnt
a?? Debra Messing (@DebraMessing) March 30, 2016
1-What kind of revolution?! A WALL?! #ImWithHer but if it's Bernie/Trump I will ABSOLUTELY support BS. https://t.co/nqPGCDStCX
a?? Debra Messing (@DebraMessing) March 30, 2016
2- the idea that Susan Sarandon wud say that NOT supporting Hillary in a HRC/Trump race is a legitimate choice for Democrats, is insane.
a?? Debra Messing (@DebraMessing) March 30, 2016
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Although Sarandon herself took to Twitter soon after the interview aired to clarify that she would never vote for Trump and to explain her lack of faith in Clinton, Messing continued to call out the Mother's Day actress for "not clearly disavowing" Trump.
Then why didn't you say that? Please make that clear in the future. For women's sake if for no one else. https://t.co/gzB55L43qj
a?? Debra Messing (@DebraMessing) March 30, 2016
. @DebraMessing For those passionate, principled independents & first-time voters who would not be voting (1/2)
a?? Susan Sarandon (@SusanSarandon) March 30, 2016
. @DebraMessing if it weren't for Sanders & whose interests HC doesn't represent, it is a dilemma. (2/2)
a?? Susan Sarandon (@SusanSarandon) March 30, 2016
1-You are not a first time voter.Your position,as a life long advocate 4 the underepresented,is what matters to me. https://t.co/oLueAHCaUe
a?? Debra Messing (@DebraMessing) March 30, 2016
2-Your voice is powerful and influential. You not clearly disavowing Trump implies that u consider him (vs Hillary) https://t.co/oLueAHCaUe
a?? Debra Messing (@DebraMessing) March 30, 2016
3- There are people who need protections, and B Bernie or Hillary have that as a priority. Trump does not. https://t.co/oLueAHCaUe
a?? Debra Messing (@DebraMessing) March 30, 2016
The barbs continued during the week, with both women retweeting messages that bolster their arguments and criticize the other's point of view.
On Thursday, Sarandon thanked Rosie O'Donnell for supporting her position and tweeted Messing a Huffington Post opinion piece titled "Why Susan Sarandon Is Right About Hillary".
Messing, meanwhile, retweeted several messages that criticized Sarandon, including one that slammed her "sanctimonious principles."
