Rep. Blanche says people must show ID to enter restaurants

digiwallsstudio.bsky.social36

Why the hell do we go through this every Sunday?

Andy Merrill “Brak” ❌👑 🐒💩33

I think he might be referring to the restaurant/strip clubs that he frequents…allegedly.

Madison14

I couldn’t enter a restaurant last night because I lost my ID. I found it though, once I remembered the last time I had used it was when I had to show ID to get into the grocery store earlier that day. Phew.

Velvet Vixen ♡10

This is wild, never had to show ID just to eat out! 😲

@SuzanaD310

Never. I'm so tired of GOP #Gaslighting

Elliot Edelstein6

I gotta believe this man is just stupid

Mr. Wizbang6

Republican false equivalency to justify taking voting rights away from millions is so much bullsh!t. These wannabe Nazis can’t win without cheating.

Teleport Me Off This Rock🍀☮🤘💖🐈‍⬛🐈86476

1) and 2) Last time I was asked to show my ID at a "restaurant" is bc there was a band that night, and the "restaurant" turns into a 21+ "club" after 10pm. You gotta be 21+ to see the band and drink at the "club." Todd. 3) Todd is an idiot.

The Opinionated Retiree and Nasty Part Owner of Canada 🇨🇦5

In all of my years of going to restaurants, I've NEVER been asked to show my ID. Is he confusing bars with restaurants? Bars, where alcohol is served, do require ID, as proof age of majority. Maybe he needs a cognitive test, like the 3 his boss has had to undergo recently?

Sharon 🫶🏻💙🦋🍿🐸🚫👑5

I have never shown an ID at a restaurant 🤪

It's always disingenuous strawmen with them. Voting is a restaurant, budget is a household. They can't hold complex thoughts in their heads, and neither can their voters.

Art Weber4

This guy is so far up Trump's ass, he can see Mar-a-Lago from Washington DC.

Dogs10Gods04

We'd be in a lot more trouble, if Todd was any good at this stuff.

Bryan4

Interesting how ID isn’t needed for them to sign us up for WAR? www.cnn.com/2026/04/09/p...

Solidarity3

The day I have to show ID to walk into a restaurant is the day I decide to never go out to eat again. . .

Chad (NO MAGA! )3

ID for voting is fine as long as it’s provided FREE of charge. Everyone should be automatically registered to vote upon turning 18 years old and Election Day should be a national holiday! And voting should be mandatory unless you are in the Intensive Care Unit at the hospital, giving birth, or dead

Gary, Our Duty Is To Resist3

I went to lunch at McDonalds and not only did I have to show ID, but they asked to see my grades from 5th grade. Just saying.

gramadre62.bsky.social2

That's the thing. Not only do you NOT have to show it for the activities they list, those activities are NOT listed in the Constitution. Maga has no clue what is actually written in the Constitution except for "muh guns".

Echo (Echo)2

60 years ago. No wait, they didn't ask for an ID then either, and I was 16. The venue was a casino at Lake Tahoe and the drink was a vodka tonic.

danylozak.bsky.social2

He’s eating dinner at a strip joint?

The March Hare2

Republicans think you have to show ID to enter a restaurant because they tend to go to strip clubs for meals.

youngcrone.bsky.social2

Not to mention they already check ID to vote and already did this round of demanding everyone get 'Real ID' and show the same information to get *that* and that was supposed to solve everything but apparently now it doesn't even count?

sanneru.bsky.social2

In the Third Reich, they created the Judenstern to make them visible and open for harassment through everyone. After that, they added more symbols for the inmates of the Concentration Camps and Prisons: Political Opponents, Homosexual, Sinti and Roma.

Big Steve (BP)2

It's been around 30 years ago the last time I got carded. (Walking into a casino). My local 711 cards almost everyone when buying beer. If the Clerk knows you, you don't get carded. The voter roll and signature cross match system for voters has worked well for 250 years.

Jacques LeVich191

Every time you walk into a restaurant??? Does this administration have anyone grounded in how the real world works???? Anyone???

Judy98

I have never had to show my ID in a restaurant. If Mr. Blanche does maybe he stiffed the restaurant?

Jax (the original)92

Who shows a fkng ID to go into a restaurant????

Irie DC82

Is he confusing a club with a restaurant? If so, someone needs to ask what kind of club he's going to for lunch. I can only think of one type of club that's open in the middle of the day. 🤔

John DeCock78

Everyone agrees that they have to show IDs when they go into restaurants. Except for people who have gone into restaurants.

Martijon68

I hate ID checks in restaurants. The screening at KFC is a bitch. Cracker Barrel only accepts government photo IDs.

Saint Sherman - The Ultimate Patriot66

Senile Satan said we must show ID to buy groceries also. These traitors are reading off a script.

Monteiro51

“Can I see some ID?” “ID?!?” “Sir. This is an Arby’s.”

Martha49

I never had to show ID to go to a restaurant.

Mr. International34

Why is the acting AG making political comments?

minutesdrag.bsky.social32

Every restaurant?! So I guess *no one* brings their kids, or do the kids have to have ID as well? How about newborns? 🤬 They really think we’re THAT stupid?!

“I, [state your name]”…30

I've never had to show ID in a restaurant, aside from ordering alcohol. Now that I'm >50 I don't even get carded for that, much, anymore. Didn't Trump blather on about having to show ID to buy groceries, a few years back? This is what happens when we have "leaders" who don't live in the real world.

Thomm5327

WTF is this fool talking about? The restaurants at Mar-a-Lago?

Dr Robin27

Is Todd Blanche telling us he only eats at strip clubs or bars?

MNgrrrl24

What kind of 'restaurants' is this guy visiting?

The Fucking Bitch of the Welsh 🫘24

I've eaten in restaurants all over the world, from Michelin-starred fine-dining & greasy spoons, city centres & rural backwaters, beachside & mountainside. I have never, ever, not one single time, been asked for ID to be able to eat there. What the fuck is this witless twat blethering on about?

kirbulator.bsky.social21

What world do these people live in?

mysharona61.bsky.social20

I picked up takeout at my favorite neighborhood Chinese restaurant last night and didn’t show ID! Did I/they break some law or something?

graysidhe.bsky.social20

What makes me mad are the mandatory cavity searches at restaurants.

Skip hop jump 🍀💮🐳🐚🐸🐾19

He needs to get out of politics and become a comedian. His anecdotes are so ridiculous that they are actually funny.

he dead yet?19

So what I learned thus far: The only place Americans don't have to show their IDs are when they're buying a weapon to kill kids in school

Arlene17

I’m sure we’ve all had that frustrating experience of walking into restaurants & not being able to eat bc we don’t have the proper ID. I hate when that happens! If only we could do something like register to eat in restaurants ahead of time so we wouldn’t have to repeatedly show our ID each time.

Halaylah17

They're carding your dates, Old Sport... not you.

Helioscrivener16

Fine, so give everyone free ID.

KeithDB16

How does the person interviewing not stop him right there and say, "that's bullshit."

Shawn Eli14

Wtf is he talking about? I've never had to show my ID walking into a restaurant in my entire life.

Sunset Cove14

What restaurants are you going to that you have to show ID???

HockeyDad14

Dude must eat at a strip club

Jax (the original)13

How about you stfu, Todd? Welker, just stop.

dogemperor (PLAY NEO:TWEWY, ZEPTOGRAMS)13

Literally the ONLY times in my life that I've been asked for ID in a restaurant involved me getting something alcoholic and the server either suspected I was too young OR they'd just had a visit by the ABC and were carding everyone If you're not ordering something boozy they're not gonna ask for ID

Survive America: 202612

She didn't push back on that statement? Is she a substitute journalist filling in for a real journalist?

Bill DelGrosso12

I have to show ID to register to vote. Then I have to sign my name before I vote in person or sign my mail in ballot. It has to match. Voter fraud is not a factor in changing the outcome of us elections. GOP voter suppression is

Kelly12

Weird. I literally just ate breakfast at a restaurant and did not show my ID.

missmyopinion11

How can we take any reporter seriously when they ask a clear question and allow the guest to not answer. I'd rather watch bad skits on SNL.

Jessie Blue10

Now they want you to believe restaurants have bouncers?

Civil Disorder10

Their fake examples of when ID has to be shown are getting worse.

Jim Teeth10

Does Blanche eat at strip clubs?

MaryM10

Apparently Blanche only frequents bars?

mimi82810

These rich people are SO clueless. It’s another example of why we need to tax them into understanding. They clearly aren’t living in the real world.

Magicman9

Restaurants asking for ID? Well, I guess this shows the type of restaurants he attends. I've never heard of any. This clown show is unbelievable.

Democratic Free Press9

Only kids get id to determine their drinking age when ordering alcohol. Everyone else doesn't.

Extremely Normal Guy (not weird about stuff)9

People who aren't alcoholics built like twelve year olds are confused

Clio9

I have never had to show my ID to enter a restaurant

DemWiscoGirl9

Again, this is how out of touch this administration is. Maybe YOU Todd, frequent restaurants, clubs, bars, etc., where you need to pull out your ID often. But most of us regular folks, going to Red Robin on a Wednesday with our kids, are not. So, get fucked. We are not a show your ID country.

SlugTales9

Tell me you're a three martini lunch guy without tellling me you're a three martini lunch guy.

Catherine9

Never ever have shown ID in a restaurant this is really crazy talk

Bourbonick9

Why does nobody correct them on this shit

Chris⚖️Justice9

Endless cycle of Reps trying to push the SAME voter suppression techniques and pass them off as necessary.

Petrarca8

I assume it would be stupid to expect that she pushed back.

J H8

I have never been asked to show my ID to eat at a restaurant. Yes when I was younger, I would occasionally get carded to purchase an alcoholic drink, but not to sit down to eat. These clowns are ridiculous!

Mr. Penguin 貝克門8

I was halfway down the Sizzler salad bar when security asked me for my ID

KDP8

Provide Free ID to everyone

joywarrior24-7.bsky.social7

Black is white. Up is down. Orwell was right. The utterly nonsensical ridiculousness of this would be amusing were it not intended for such devious means.

ozzieski.bsky.social7

What a stupid thing to say. Geezus.

blueduck 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇲🇽7

Todd Todd Todd, you lying stupid fuk, in my many decades on this rock, I have never once had to show my ID at ANY restaurant. A bar or two, in younger years. But NEVER once in a restaurant. Enjoy gargling those orange smelly testicles of your boss man, biotch

Just Bob 517

Waffle House can be bribed🤣

Dr. Liz: Life in the Aftertimes6

When Todd Blanche was Trump's defense attorney, I thought, "Well, even the worst are entitled to a defense in this country." But since he joined the Trump admin, it's crystal clear that Todd Blanche is a thoroughly corrupt POS.

The Whisper's Echo6

I'm guessing he eats at strip clubs?

bells110.bsky.social6

Actually that is absolutely crazy. No one shows ID at a restaurant. No one.

Freestatefemale6

Did these people go to Restaurants? I used to work in Restaurants in New York City for years and no one was ever asked for ID except to get a drink. Is that what he means?

My Snowblower can beat up your snowblower6

World-class lying dipshit. Ought to be 86d from the DOJ. Charging Comey, but says no one else will be charged for 8647. Make it make sense. You can’t. Absolutely vindictive prosecution. We never needed voter id before. No widescale fraud every proven. All just bullshit from a whining loser.

lonewolfkuda.bsky.social6

This statement is batshit crazy !

Bob5

Now he's campaigning. Got his cut and paste talking points from red state fascists.

Brenda 🇨🇦5

Someone’s asking him for id when he goes out to a restaurant or out clubbing? He can definitely pass for 21! Who is he with?

Ian B. Bautista5

What restaurants is HE going to?

I have never shown ID at a restaurant.

Colleen Goos5

😆 which restaurants is he going to?

Colorado Nature Gal5

Soulless shell of a human being; anything to stay in power.

Kristin5

It’s actually wild how successful someone can be in Republican politics when their sole qualification is zero ethics whatsoever.

Bumblesnuff Crimpysnitch 🇨🇦🏳️‍⚧️🌻♾️5

Yep, every time I go to McDonalds, I’m asked to show my ID, and my kids get refused service because they’re too young to have them. Happy Meals are a lie.

CharM5

Competent interviewer: "What did you say?" IT'S NOT HARD KRISTEN.

Dee Mack5

He’s probably talking about strip clubs that sell food.

Mike Farmer5

McDonald’s is the worst - they require two IDs

LauraD-in-Indy5

Kristen Welker is worthless. Tim Russert (RIP) would not have just accepted Blanche's delusional lies, and even Chuck Todd would have pushed back.

k_the_okayest5

These Fucking people. I swear to god.

M. Kelly5

Democrats have been saying for 800,000 years, great, require an ID, as long as it's free and not impossible to get. I'm so fucking sick of their lies jfc

Paul Fleming4

Blanche is lying again. I have only had to show ID in a restaurant a few times, when drinking an alcoholic beverage.

TopCat4

The guy probably buys booze every time he goes to the grocery so he *has* to show ID. It’s tiring to ask every time we read a post if the MAGA talker actually is stupid enough to believe this crap or if they know they’re lying and do it on purpose.

Steve Darnall4

Forced to show ID at a restaurant? Yeah, that's not at all crazy...

serenitycalls.bsky.social4

We already show ID when we vote in person and mail in ballots from your State have verified ID and signature

pook5775.bsky.social4

Where the hell do you present ID to eat at a restaurant?

July4

You have to pay for a gd ID, or a DL for that matter. Not everyone has one of these, as their possession is not mandated of any citizen. This ‘requirement’ will be both a poll tax, and a way to suppress voters.

Chip Pate4

Where the f*ck are you eating?

Blue in FL4

How many days left until he has to go? We know they will push it to the final date or violate - but let’s see all these magat legislators go on record of confirming dump’s mob-esque fixer.

J. Plantagenet, Esq.4

Well that's just a lie. There has never been anyone in history carded by a restaurant that wasn't also a bar.

Logic L1 👊🇺🇸🐸4

The fuck restaurants that dick going to?

HockeyDad4

What restaurant he going to?

mike4

Ask them to name one state where you don't have to confirm your identity to vote

jlp2024.bsky.social4

Ah yes, who can forget all those times in the drive through at Wendys fumbling with my wallet or purse to get my ID

jlp2024.bsky.social4

Concerning that the acting AG is unaware of how one orders food in restaurants. Equally worrisome that you do in fact need some form of ID to vote. I've never voted without having to show my driver's license.

Jim Ridley4

I’m sorry, Mister B., but I didn’t get the memo about having to show ID every time I walk into a restaurant. Will I be arrested and charged with a crime? Are there fines and penalties? Or, like Winston Smith, will I wind up drinking oily gin, admitting that I hate rats, but that I love Big Brother?

jcs77.bsky.social4

Sorry, I have never had to show ID when entering a restaurant. This lawyer? has no idea what life in a real world is like. He's as crazy as trump. We could fill a whole asylum w/trump admin.

Patrick Durning4

He’s right tho…. Can’t tell you how many times I’ve gone to Panch for a burrito and realized when I got there I forgot my license. Very frustrating

roguishjrt.bsky.social3

I had to show ID to register to vote. I registered at the DMV. How is that not showing ID to vote?

marcosantana3

The language he uses is Trumpian. It sounds very strange to everyone except Trump lol @jenpsaki.bsky.social @aoc.bsky.social @chrislhayes.bsky.social

Ezlifelin3

So they've moved from "you need ID to shop a grocery store" to you need it for restaurants, lol. Continual evidence that these people are completely out of touch lying liars.

Claude the Irregular Dragon (TM)3

W T A F is he talking about?

Not A Crook3

As usual, MAGA promotes lies. MAGA is always wrong.

bearcats44.bsky.social3

I never had to show an ID, when I entered a restaurant. WTH is he talking about?

How do ignorant fuckers like this manage to survive day to day in this world? Can he even name the restaurant he had to show ID to get into recently, or does he think a strip joint is a legit restaurant because they have bowls of Peanuts at the bar?

MisterSister3

Did she have to leave it there?

Earl3

Show your ID to go into a restaurant? Name one. We’re being governed by complete morons. More likely though, they think American’s are complete morons who will fall for their BS lies.

Data and Ethics3

That's a very odd claim. Has he only ever been to restaurants on secure military bases or similar?

Mike from Adventure 3653

I recently lost my job as Chili’s ID checker, so thanks for reminding me, Todd

Microfilm3

wtf restaurant is in your world Todd?

RepugnantCon 3

Tod Blanche BADLY needs to see a prison cell

JenMI3

“Every time you walk into a restaurant…”? #idiotasshole

Naguale2

He really wants to be the Child Rapist's number one guy at the DOJ- He's speaking Diddler chatter. In any other timeline, he's the guy handing a free coffee coupon and spewing the company line. Such a rambling bunch of stubbornly bad liars.

Bocas Lee2

Yeah, I got carded at Cracker Barrel just yesterday. What a fucktard!!

Linda2

Andrew Weissmann has the solution: make it illegal to claim you won an election that you lost. Occam’s razor.

Wendy Atlantic Canuck (she/her)2

I’ve never shown my ID in a restaurant. Your ID proves who you are, when you register to vote.

Betty Perry-Fingal2

What? I understand Trump never goes to restaurants, but I thought Blanche did.

Eric Johnson2

You have to show ID when you walk into a restaurant.... when did this start?

mcognito.bsky.social2

To be fair, he only goes into bars

lafourchette2

that’s not an i.d. the restaurant is looking for, it’s a credit card

John Payant2

It’s true. I won’t go to subway anymore because they carded me. Oh wait, it’s because their food sucks. Nevermind.

Caroline Somewhere 🇨🇦❤️🇨🇦2

every time you walk into a restaurant you have to show ID?? Really??? What kind of shithole country does he live in?

jnova6.bsky.social2

Utter rubbish and I will repeat: this guy is a liar and bad faith actor. Stop pretending he is otherwise by inviting him onto these shows.

joegrzenda.bsky.social2

The flag pins are getting larger.

Damaged Goods.2

Show just one restaurant. One! Thought not.

West Valley Tom2

Blanche apparently only goes to restaurants with Happy Hours.

Carpe Diem2

Do these folks ever listen to themselves?

Nicholas Griffo2

I've never shown my id at at a restaurant.

blueskynotx24.bsky.social2

in the famous words of the NRA. because going into a restaurant or driving a car is not enshrined into the constitution. yeah i know.. Time to suspend the constitution... again. Great. Make it a passport while we are at it.. see how many red states Suddenly turn blue. guess who has passports todd

Don2

Do any of these stupid asswipes EVER think before opening up their pie holes

joedirtinthehole.bsky.social2

Yup, every time you go in a Chipotle .. ID is out ..

N Lutes2

Trump says you have to show ID at grocery stores and now this idiot says restaurants.

Bensmom332

If you skip the bar, you don't have to show ID.

Renezuo2

Wait... does this guy only eat at bars?

timelady123456782

I don’t need ID at the restaurants I go to. Must live in a crazy place.

Radical Middle2

There's no way that he's this dumb.

F*ck trump3

When Tim Russert died, so did the Sunday morning newsmagazine shows.

Dave Czaja2

I wonder if the reason he thinks everyone gets carded is bc he is buying drinks for dates that are 13?

brewsfan1.bsky.social2

What restaurants does she eat at...they seem to hang at bars🤓🤓🤓