HYPOCRISY: NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani to Require ID for Government-Run Grocery Stores

NYC Mayor Mamdani doesn’t want people to have to show their IDs to vote.

But, he is making ID a requirement for accessing his new state-run grocery stores!

During a recent public appearance, Mamdani’s EDH head announced that the government-run supermarkets will use a “sort of library card-esque” system to verify grocery shoppers.

Watch for yourself:

Mamdani says he wants to keep non-NYC residents out of city government run grocery stores by making sure shoppers use an ID: “We are looking to make sure that we target New Yorkers … sort of a library card-esque thing.” pic.twitter.com/T7KnTBK7kc

— TheBlaze (@theblaze) August 3, 2026

Bear in mind that this idea is all coming from a guy who thinks the SAVE America Act is unfair and needs to be stopped.

Isn’t that ironic?

It’s just the latest example of Democrats supporting ID mandates for everything under the sun, except the most important thing — elections!

Of course, Mamdani is getting a lot of flak for this blatant display of hypocrisy.

While taking questions from reporters in the Oval Office today, President Trump trolled Mamdani:

Q: Mamdani is requiring an ID to access his government-run grocery stores…

Trump: I wish they'd have an ID to access the voting booth. That's a very friendly question. I like her. Who are you with?

Q: One America News. pic.twitter.com/Tw07QpupHq

— Acyn (@Acyn) August 3, 2026

Which is it, Mamdani?

Is requiring ID racist? Or, is it essential to guard against fraud and abuse?

You can’t have it both ways!

Fox News reported further on the criticism Mamdani is getting:

“ID for government cheese,” said Philadelphia radio host Rich Zeoli.

“After all, we have to make sure no one crosses the border and if they do, the police will be called. So it’s good to see Mamdani now supports ID (just not for voting), border control, and law enforcement,” Zeoli tweeted.

Former Texas congressional candidate Nick Plumb commented on X that “Mamdani wants to protect taxpayer funded grocery store[s] from non-NYC residents they’ll need an ID card to enter. You can[t] make this up.”

Former Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares, a supporter of voter ID who also opposed the Old Dominion’s recent failed attempt to redraw congressional lines to Democrats’ advantage, also criticized the mayor.

“So let me get this straight: Taxpayer-funded grocery store? Better show a valid ID or you can’t buy milk,” Miyares said.

“Voting for the people who decide how those taxes get spent? A valid ID is somehow ‘racist’ and ‘oppressive’. Unbelievable,” he said.

When asked whether the mayor’s office believed the loyalty card system constituted a form of identification, a Mamdani spokesperson directed Fox News Digital to a paragraph in the Request for Proposal (RFP) that prospective store operators must follow:

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“The Operator(s) will create a voluntary free-to-access membership card program to monitor sales activity, and implement the discount program and any associated demand management measures. The savings card shall not be required for physical access to N.Y.C. Groceries site(s) and shall be made easily available to any individual requesting one,” the section read.

“Make it make sense,” added FOX News host Sean Hannity.

New York Republican Congresswoman Claudia Tenney added: “So ID for government grocery stores to stop people abusing the system is fine, but requiring ID to vote not? Got it.”

SAVE Act supporter Sen. Jim Banks, R-Ind., added on X that the hypocrisy must “stop.”

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“Democrats: Are fighting to ensure you don’t have to show an ID before voting in our elections. Also Democrats: Want you to show an ID before entering a supermarket.”

“Oh, the irony is too much,” said X CEO Elon Musk.