Ms. Rachel, a toddler influencer with close ties to New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, bawled her eyes out on video while attempting to convince social media users that she did not intentionally “like” an antisemitic comment.
The chaotic situation began when Ms. Rachel, who connects with young children through songs on the internet, shared a message that read “Free Palestine, Free Sudan, Free Congo, Free Iran,” according to the New York Post.
A user allegedly commented by writing, “Free America from Jews,” and she was called out for liking the comment.
Ms. Rachel responded to the backlash by tearfully babbling about how the whole thing was a mistake and claiming she meant to delete the comment, rather than liking it.
Ms. Rachel’s Jan. 22 video on Instagram was captioned with the words, “I’m so broken over this.”
She launched into a teary-eyed defense, saying, “I would never agree with an antisemitic thing like the comment. We have Jewish family, a lot of my friends are Jewish. I delete antisemitic comments.”
The famous YouTuber has an impressive fan-following, and she uploads regular social media posts. Still, she doubled-down on her claims that she inadvertently hit the “like” button.
“I want to say that it’s OK to be human, and it’s OK to make mistakes,” she said.
“I’m old, so I am not as good with touching things online, I guess. I have liked things by accident before,” she said in the video.
Ms. Rachel is closely affiliated with Mamdani, and she is part of his inaugural committee.
They have partnered on future projects aimed at supporting new families, including Ms. Rachel’s desire to provide families with free books as part of Mamdani’s “Baby Basket” initiative.
They also appeared together and sang to young children shortly after Mamdani announced his universal child care initiative for every 2-year-old. (RELATED: Michael Rapaport Calls Out Democrats’ Favorite Socialist For Dining At ‘One Of The Priciest Joints’)
The children’s YouTuber announced her Netflix partnership set to debut at the end of January as a four-part season. More episodes are anticipated later in 2026, according to the CBC.
