Even Costco is requiring IDs now.
During a recent episode of The Drill Down podcast, GAI President and bestselling author Peter Schweizer revealed it is now harder to shop at Costco than it is to vote in a federal election. Why? One requires an ID.
Schweizer namechecked the wholesale store while discussing the integrity of U.S. elections.
“I was just noticing the other day Costco is cracking down on people walking in with a Costco card waving it.
They’re actually now matching the photo to the person coming into Costco. It’s easier to vote in a federal election in the United States, which requires no ID than it is to actually go pick up something at a discount at Costco,” Schweizer said.
Schweizer continued: “The notion that there are all these ordinary Americans walking around that don’t have an ID, can’t get an ID, and aren’t able to show one at the voting booth is just patently absurd.”
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