Bill Maher cites Weaver's homeownership posts as evidence against Mamdani
Bill MaherComedian and host of the Club Random podcast
On his Club Random podcast, Bill Maher cited Weaver's posts, including a paraphrase that "all homeownership is racist," as evidence about Mayor Mamdani's politics. When his guest David Cross called that "ridiculous," Maher answered "Exactly."
Responding to
Weaver described homeownership as racist and failed public policy.
“He has not disavowed her, and I could show you all her tweets that she's put out over the last few years in quotes.”
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Where this statement fits
Cea Weaver’s “impoverish the white middle class” and homeownership remarks
A deleted November 2018 post attributed to New York City tenant official Cea Weaver said, “Impoverish the white middle class. Homeownership is racist / failed public policy.” The wording resurfaced after Mayor Zohran Mamdani appointed Weaver to lead the Mayor’s Office to Protect Tenants. Critics called the language racist, extreme, or disqualifying; defenders emphasized Weaver’s tenant-advocacy record and argued that the backlash served real-estate interests. Weaver expressed regret for some old wording without specifically retracting this sentence.
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Full episode of Bill Maher's Club Random podcast with comedian David Cross, published on the show's YouTube channel on April 27, 2026. Maher raises Weaver while arguing that Mayor Mamdani is a communist; Maher's line about homeownership paraphrases Weaver's posts rather than quoting them. Speaker turns were checked against the audio and the show's captions.
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Maher was arguing with Cross that Mamdani is "a straight up communist" and introduced Weaver as one of Mamdani's top housing officials.
After the quotation
Maher added that one post urged people to elect more communists, said, "I don't think you have to read between the lines if somebody he stands with and by is saying," and described her other posts as saying "all homeownership is racist." Cross replied, "Well, that's ridiculous," and Maher said, "Exactly." This is a separate occasion from Maher's July 31 Real Time monologue on Weaver.
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The reference point is Weaver's homeownership remarks and her "impoverish the white middle class" post. Maher presents the remarks as damaging and agrees with his guest that they are ridiculous, so we labeled it Condemned, as with his July 31 monologue in this case. Challenged the characterization does not fit because he repeats the remarks to criticize them; his phrase "all homeownership is racist" is his paraphrase of her posts, not her wording. Evidence level: the published podcast video, checked by ear.
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