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Lowenna Waters
Aug 01, 2018
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In the latest 'what on earth has Donald Trump said now' instalment, the president of the United States has claimed that people need IDs to buy groceries. Yes, you heard it.
Speaking at a Tampa rally in Florida that was aimed at drumming up support for the Republican gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis, Trump began throwing his support behind tougher ID requirements for voters.
He said:
You know, if you go out and you want to buy groceries, you need a picture on a card, you need ID. You go out and you want to buy anything, you need ID and you need your picture.
He continued:
Only American citizens should vote in American elections. The time has come for voter ID like everything else.
He may have been referring to American stores that ask for IDs from credit card holders, but many pointed out that you categorically don't need ID to buy things from a supermarket, and that the blunder shows just how out of touch with day-to-day life Trump really is.
Many Twitter users pointed out that the gaffe emphasises how out of touch Trump is.
The president says you need a photo ID to buy groceries. . 1. He’s lying. . 2. I didn’t go to Afghanistan for his… https://t.co/MUfkEBEkEs— Jason Kander (@Jason Kander) 1533090597
Has he ever actually bought groceries?
Trump out of touch here... you don’t need an ID to buy groceries. https://t.co/FmKaXbEQsc— Jim Acosta (@Jim Acosta) 1533081325
Has Donald Trump ever been inside of a grocery store? I think there's a decent chance he hasn't. https://t.co/JCiIr0nM7w— Dustin (@Dustin) 1533082963
Not exactly surprising to learn that Trump has never purchased his own groceries https://t.co/NX3WJO1OUS— Leon Wolf (@Leon Wolf) 1533082728
Or a carton of milk?
Trump: "If you go out and you want to buy groceries, you need a picture on a card. You need ID." This man has neve… https://t.co/Tp6OeMNRnj— Kaili Joy Gray (@Kaili Joy Gray) 1533080883
Others pointed out that this kind of bizarre statement has become the 'new normal'.
Before Trump, this would be a defining gaffe that would hound him for years. Remember when John Kerry was pillori… https://t.co/9m9XbvoYUU— Judd Legum (@Judd Legum) 1533083764
When George H.W. Bush appeared unfamiliar with a grocery store scanner in 1992, it MADE THE FRONT PAGE OF THE NEW Y… https://t.co/4OWWEQNUbj— Judd Legum (@Judd Legum) 1533088116
Some went straight for the jugular.
Well now I know I've done at least two things Trump hasn't... worn size 'large' gloves and been in a grocery store. https://t.co/gSEWCtePOf— Wes Wilson (not the artist) (@Wes Wilson (not the artist)) 1533082825
Others thought it perfectly summed up the entire administration.
Trump mansplaining how to buy groceries and getting everything wrong is this administration in one video clip— Seth Abramson (@Seth Abramson) 1533092407
Better luck next time, Mr Trump.
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