Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro was planning to celebrate a victory in the state with a new law allowing the sale of ready-to-drink cocktails.
Instead he suffered a great humiliation after being denied while trying to buy the adult beverages.
The 51-year-old showed up at a Rutter’s convenience store in central Pennsylvania to buy liquor after recently signing a new law expanding the sale of canned cocktails at restaurants and certain stores across the state.
But the governor forgot his ID proving he was 21, so he was not allowed to make the purchase.
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro was unable to purchase spiked lemonade at a convenience store while celebrating a change to the state’s liquor laws after forgetting his ID
Videos show the governor walking into the store all smiles as he shook hands with attendees including a state senator for the celebratory event.
He even walked into the cooler to retrieve his preferred beverages.
A local reporter in attendance observed him make his selection, Surfside Lemonade & Vodka, which is from the state.
Shapiro reportedly picked up several cases and claimed they’d be on him.
But it was not meant to be after he realized he did not have the proper identification to make the purchase.
Video shows one person jokingly asking if they were going to card him as the governor laughed.
More video shows the governor discussing that they needed to put the cases back and would have to come back.
He then proceeded to exit the store empty-handed in defeat.
The new state law signed by Shapiro expands the sale of canned cocktails to restaurants, hotels and other stores that may sell beverages to be consumed off the premise.
It comes after years of lawmakers attempting to loosen some of the state’s liquor laws as the state has some of the strictest ones in the country.
But one restriction that is not going anywhere: selling liquor to someone without the proper identification, even if it is the state’s governor.
