Too bad related ideas have drifted into the Trump administration, as it seeks “affordability” in housing. The Democratic Socialists of America member and pro-communist housing activist has been highly outspoken on social media and in internet videos. “I believe that anybody who needs housing should get it,” Weaver chirped. “Our goal is to have the housing actually be worth less,” she announced on the Bad Faith podcast in 2021. Critics attack major investors for buying homes and then renting them out—essentially turning homeowners with independence into tenants with landlords.