{"id":2530802,"date":"2026-01-07T05:16:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T10:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/by-mamdani-aides-own-logic-her-mom-apparently-wields-weapon-of-white-supremacy\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T05:18:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T10:18:28","slug":"by-mamdani-aides-own-logic-her-mom-apparently-wields-weapon-of-white-supremacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/by-mamdani-aides-own-logic-her-mom-apparently-wields-weapon-of-white-supremacy\/","title":{"rendered":"By Mamdani Aide&#8217;s Own Logic, Her Mom Apparently Wields &#8216;Weapon of White Supremacy&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fby-mamdani-aides-own-logic-her-mom-apparently-wields-weapon-of-white-supremacy%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2530802&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Cea Weaver, the director of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani&#8217;s Office to Protect Tenants, is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dr-fauci-faces-renewed-criticism-over-past-remarks-about-new-york-serving-as-a-model-for-fighting-pandemic\/\" title=\"Dr. Fauci faces renewed criticism over past remarks about New York serving as a model for fighting pandemic\">facing renewed scrutiny<\/a> after <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >journalists resurfaced past incendiary social-media remarks<\/a> and a report revealed a family financial detail that critics say undercuts her rhetoric. Screenshots from an August 2019 X post show Weaver calling private property-especially homeownership-&#8220;a weapon of white supremacy,&#8221; and other now-deleted posts urged readers to &#8220;elect more communists.&#8221; A 2021 DSA video also quoted her discussing different relationships to property for white families and homeowners. The New York Post reported that Weaver&#8217;s mother owns a $1.6 million home in Nashville (originally bought for about $814,000 in 2012), a revelation that has fueled accusations of hypocrisy. U.S. Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon warned the Justice Department is watching for racial discrimination, while Mayor Mamdani defended his appointment. the controversy has reignited debate over the administration&#8217;s housing messaging and Weaver&#8217;s suitability for the role.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The director of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani&rsquo;s Office to Protect Tenants is facing mounting scrutiny and criticism after journalists resurfaced incendiary past comments &mdash; and uncovered a personal financial detail that very well undercuts her whole rhetoric.<\/p>\n<p>Cea Weaver, a key (and controversial) figure in Mamdani&rsquo;s housing apparatus, previously described homeownership as a &ldquo;weapon of white supremacy,&rdquo; a remark that is now drawing renewed attention amid questions about her credibility and judgment, per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/mamdanis-top-housing-pick-once-called-homeownership-weapon-white-supremacy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>According to the outlet, Weaver is both a &ldquo;housing activist&rdquo; and a member of the Democratic Socialists of America.<\/p>\n<p>The outlet further found a screen shot of an August 2019 X post which read that &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mamdani-is-making-democrats-communist-fantasies-come-true\/\" title=\"Mamdani Is Making Democrats&#039; Communist Fantasies Come True\">private property including<\/a> and kind of ESPECIALLY homeownership is a weapon of white supremacy masquerading as &lsquo;wealth building&rsquo; public policy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Other such resurfaced remarks belonging to her since-deleted X account include a call to &ldquo;elect more communists.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\")); 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a detail that has fueled accusations of hypocrisy and elitist detachment.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The handsome property boasts three bedrooms and two baths and 3,400 square feet,&rdquo; the New York Post reported, noting that it was originally purchased in July 2012 for $814,000.<\/p>\n<p>The revelation has placed both Weaver and Mamdani under pressure, raising uncomfortable questions about the administration&rsquo;s housing rhetoric.<\/p>\n<p>And some of that pressure is coming straight from the administration of President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">New York: Consider this your official notice from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheJusticeDept?\">@TheJusticeDept<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We will NOT tolerate discrimination based on skin color. It is ILLEGAL. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CivilRights?\">@CivilRights<\/a> is paying very close attention.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for your attention to this matter! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4kj7Hkwfps\">pic.twitter.com\/4kj7Hkwfps<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; AAGHarmeetDhillon (@AAGDhillon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AAGDhillon\/status\/2008526643963588867?\">January 6, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>U.S. Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon caught wind of these remarks on social media and responded accordingly.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;New York: Consider this your official notice from [The Department of Justice],&rdquo; she wrote Tuesday. &ldquo;We will NOT tolerate discrimination based on skin color. 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