A senior aide to New York City's mayor has ignited a fierce political row after a series of her past anti-white social media posts were exposed, revealing a stark hypocrisy amongst liberal commentators who once fervently backed cancel culture.
The Unearthing of Controversial Tweets
Cea Weaver, who now runs the city's new office for tenant protections, posted the inflammatory messages between 2017 and 2019. In them, she vowed to 'impowerish the white middle class', labelled white homeownership as racism, described gentrification as 'white supremacy', and called for electing more communist lawmakers.
The tweets were uncovered by anti-woke campaigner Michelle Tandler following Weaver's appointment by socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Weaver, 37, was in her late twenties and actively campaigning for New York's Good Cause Eviction law at the time. She has since deleted her X account and called the posts 'regretful', but has not clarified if she disavows their core message.
A Double Standard in Defence
The revelation prompted an immediate defence from left-wing journalists David Klion and Natalie Shure, who argued the media should leave Weaver alone. Klion suggested a 'general amnesty' for old tweets as millennials gain power, while Shure criticised 'bad faith tabloid reporters' for hounding Weaver outside her Brooklyn home.
This stance marks a dramatic U-turn for both writers. Previously, Klion argued that uncovering 'major red flags' about politicians was a vital media function and in 2020 tweeted: 'Cancel culture isn't real but I wish it was' regarding Trump officials. Similarly, Shure declared in 2017 that making public space 'unpalatable' for Trump administration members was 'good and moral'.
Their apparent hypocrisy quickly went viral, with critics noting they demanded full transparency and accountability for conservative figures but urged grace for one of their own.
Weaver's Emotional Reaction and Personal Hypocrisy
The controversy escalated when the Daily Mail approached Weaver outside her Crown Heights home on Wednesday. She was reduced to tears, ran down the street, and refused to comment before retreating inside. The confrontation centred not only on her tweets but on personal hypocrisy: she had criticised white homeownership while failing to disclose her mother owns a $1.4 million home in Nashville, America's fastest-gentrifying city, and her father is a private landlord.
By Thursday, Weaver appeared calmer, walking to the subway with a neutral expression. Mayor Mamdani has stated he stands by his appointee, though his team was reportedly blindsided by the tweets. The Trump administration has warned of a potential federal investigation if evidence of anti-Caucasian discrimination emerges from her office.
This episode cuts to the heart of political discourse, exposing the selective application of cancel culture and the challenges public figures face when their past digital footprints collide with present power.
