Rachel Zegler Issues Foulmouthed Tirade Against Donald Trump

Actor Rachel Zegler has provided her unfiltered ideas on President-elect Donald Trump, taking to Instagram to criticize the Republican following his electoral victory.

Zegler, who rose to fame in Steven Spielberg’s West Aspect Story remake, is starring in Romeo + Juliet on Broadway and has ceaselessly been the goal of social media customers essential of her opinions.

On Wednesday, a consumer on X, previously Twitter, posted screenshots of Zegler’s feedback about Trump, which the actor wrote in Instagram tales. A narrative is designed to be deleted after 24 hours, so the posts are now not obtainable on Zegler’s account.

Based on the screenshots, Zegler made the posts throughout the intermission of her present shortly after Trump’s win, writing, “Might trump supporters and trump voters and trump himself by no means know peace.”

“I discover myself speechless within the midst of this. one other 4 years of hatred, leaning us in direction of a world i don’t wish to reside in,” Zegler wrote.

She continued: “I should not be this shocked. however i’m. i’m heartbroken for my associates who awoke [in] worry this morning. and i’m right here with you. to cry, to yell, to hug. to wax poetic on how the left continues to fail us in forging a brand new path ahead. this loss mustn’t have been. and it definitely mustn’t have been by so many votes.”

In a follow-up put up, Zegler mentioned there was a “deep, deep illness” in the USA, contemplating how many individuals voted for a “man who threatens our democracy.”

She added: “It’s terrifying the quantity of people that stand behind what this man preaches. it’s a silly subscription to a false sense of safety, of masculinity, of intelligence, of patriotism, and of humanity. there isn’t a assist, no counsel, in any of them. i may go on. i will not. i really feel unhappy. you in all probability do, too. f*** this.”

Zegler additionally inspired readers to cease utilizing X, the social media platform owned by billionaire Elon Musk. Main as much as the election, the tech mogul campaigned for Trump, and on Wednesday, the president-elect named Musk and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy as leaders of the newly created Division of Authorities Effectivity.

“I do not use that app for a cause. he helped get that man elected and also you’re giving him enterprise,” Zegler wrote. In one other put up, she mentioned she was going onstage for the second act of Romeo + Juliet and wanted to “get off my soapbox earlier than i get too heated.”

She concluded the put up: “Sending like to everybody who wants it immediately. could all of us carry one another by way of the worst and maintain these politicians accountable. your dem govs simply received crucial! they already had been however hey! comply with your governors! maintain them accountable. native authorities is the place we’ll make actual change. this isn’t the top. ever.

“I’ll love by way of these 4 years as greatest i can. f*** donald trump.”

When approached for remark by Newsweek, a spokesperson for Zegler directed us to a put up the actor had simply made to her Instagram story on Thursday evening.

“Hello everybody, I wish to sincerely apologize for the election put up I shared on my Instagram final week. I let my feelings get the very best of me,” she wrote.

“Hatred and anger have brought about us to maneuver additional and additional away from peace and understanding, and I’m sorry I contributed to the destructive discourse,” she mentioned. “This week has been emotional for therefore many people, however I firmly imagine that everybody has the proper to their opinion, even when it differs from my very own. I’m dedicated to contributing positively towards a greater tomorrow.”

Replace 11/15/24, 07:23 a.m. ET: This text was up to date with the brand new assertion from Rachel Zegler’s Instagram account.