Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche left people scratching their heads on Sunday after cooking up a new defense of voter ID restrictions during a “Meet the Press” interview.
“Like every time you walk into a restaurant or a club, you have to show your ID. How about you have to show your ID to vote?” he told Kristen Welker. “That’s not anything that’s crazy. And that’s what we should be talking about.”
While clubs with age or membership restrictions may require ID to enter, that’s simply not true for most restaurants, unless patrons are ordering booze with their meal. However, it does echo one of President Donald Trump’s talking points on voter ID, as the president has made similar and equally baffling claims over the years. Trump has even said that Americans need to show identification to buy groceries and purchase gas.
Critics on social media called out Blanche for the confusing claim: