Defended or excused
“standing up for tenants across the city and state”
Mamdani defended Weaver’s record while declining to address the substance of the resurfaced posts.
- Speaker
- Zohran Mamdani
- Capacity
- Mayor of New York City
- Observed
- September 5, 2026
- Published here
- September 5, 2026
- Targets
- Cea Weaver
- Classification rationale
- He stood by the appointment and offered a substantive defense of Weaver’s work, even though he did not endorse the wording.
Surrounding material
Full context
Before the quotation
Reporters asked Mamdani about Weaver’s old social-media posts.
After the quotation
He left without addressing the language directly and continued to stand by the appointment.
Evidence
Complete source record
AP report on Cea Weaver’s deleted posts and response (opens in a new tab)Article text
Independent synthesis covering the deleted posts, Weaver’s response, Mamdani’s defense, Eric Adams’s criticism, and administration knowledge.
Mamdani and allies rally behind Cea Weaver after posts resurface (opens in a new tab)Article and embedded public statements
Collects defenses from Mamdani, NYC-DSA, and Morris Katz. The article’s own framing is critical; the embedded quotations are the evidence for these positions.