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Susan Sarandon And Debra Messing Make Their Political Differences Personal On Twitter

A lot of will, not so much grace.
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Susan Sarandon and Debra Messing engaged in a Twitter feud this week with more back and forths than Sarandon's ping-pong club.

After the "Thelma and Louise" star told told MSNBC’s Chris Hayes on Monday that she's "going to see what happens" when asked whether she’d support Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump, Messing and many others took to Twitter to challenge Sarandon's controversial statement.

A refreshing change of pace from fighting over nude selfies, no?

But first, Jamie Lee Curtis teed the Twitter feud off with a tweet, reminding Sarandon that "a possible support of Trump over @HillaryClinton is dangerous 2 women, minorities & immigrants."

I respect but disagree with @SusanSarandon. A possible support of Trump over @HillaryClinton is dangerous 2 women, minorities & immigrants.

— Jamie Lee Curtis (@jamieleecurtis) March 29, 2016

Sarandon quickly responded to Curtis, clarifying her comments on MSNBC, but Messing was ready to go with a tweet asking Sarandon if she'd prefer Trump "if she were poor, gay, Muslim or immigrant."

Of course I would never support Trump for any reason. If you watch the interview you'll see that's not what I said. https://t.co/wQk0cMmeyp

— Susan Sarandon (@SusanSarandon) March 29, 2016

LOL that I would ever vote Trump. https://t.co/pnENMgmbvm

— Susan Sarandon (@SusanSarandon) March 29, 2016

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

— 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

— 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.

— Debra Messing (@DebraMessing) March 30, 2016

Refusing to go softly into that Twitter goodnight, Sarandon responded the next morning, respectfully disagreeing with Messing. She wrote that Clinton is "not protective till it's easy," whereas her fellow democratic candidate, Senator Bernie Sanders, "makes morally correct choices when unpopular."

Agreed Trump doesn’t, but she is not protective till it's easy. Bernie makes morally correct choices when unpopular. https://t.co/28QVTpA4rI

— Susan Sarandon (@SusanSarandon) March 30, 2016

.@DebraMessing For those passionate, principled independents & first-time voters who would not be voting (1/2)

— 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)

— Susan Sarandon (@SusanSarandon) March 30, 2016

And then Messing really went in.

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

— 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

— 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

— Debra Messing (@DebraMessing) March 30, 2016

But Sarandon maintained her ground and once again clarified her comments, urging Messing to not take "independent voter support" for granted.

I was explaining to not take those voters for granted which will affect the platfiorm. https://t.co/24TNEVGep1

— Susan Sarandon (@SusanSarandon) March 30, 2016

This is y Bernie beats Trump by wider margin in polls & y independent voter support 4 HC can’t be taken for granted. https://t.co/ZT7xKOeC6a

— Susan Sarandon (@SusanSarandon) March 30, 2016

All's well that ends well, right? Nope. Things got messier, when Messing reportedly retweeted a post that read, "@DebraMessing = national treasure. @SusanSarandon = national embarrassment," according to US Weekly.

To which, Sarandon responded:

.@DebraMessing now RT-ing personal attacks. Cool. https://t.co/ajOo2NcCur

— Susan Sarandon (@SusanSarandon) March 30, 2016

And then Messing, who attended Clinton's LGBT event on Wednesday night, proceeded to involve increasingly random celebrities like Rosie O'Donnell, Sally Field and Kathy Najimy into the feud. Leave Sally Field out of this, OK?

@SusanSarandon Where are you?! Hillary's asking for you! Rosie covered, said you were in the bathroom. 👍🏻 @rosie

A photo posted by Debra Messing (@therealdebramessing) on

Spent the evening with this beautiful beautiful woman. Sally Fields, fellow #ImwithHer Sister. 😘 pic.twitter.com/FGe3Ht93lG

— Debra Messing (@DebraMessing) March 31, 2016

A night with inspirational, true blue Women. The spectacular @kathynajimy ✨✨ pic.twitter.com/yYR8MwaejH

— Debra Messing (@DebraMessing) March 31, 2016

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