First Gen Z congressman says he was rejected from Washington DC housing

‘This ain’t meant for people who don’t already have money,’ Maxwell Frost tweeted about apartment hunting with poor credit. Photograph: Mariam Zuhaib/AP

Maxwell Frost, the Florida Democrat who made history last month as the first Gen Z congressman-elect, made waves on social media Thursday morning with a tweet in which he said he was struggling to find somewhere to live in Washington.

Frost wrote: “Just applied to an apartment in DC where I told the guy that my credit was really bad. He said I’d be fine. Got denied, lost the apartment and the application fee. This ain’t meant for people who don’t already have money.”