Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro wanted to celebrate a victory in the state with a new law allowing the sale of ready-to-drink cocktails.
Instead, he was humiliated when he was turned down when he tried to buy alcoholic beverages.
The 51-year-old went to a Rutter’s grocery store in central Pennsylvania to buy booze after recently signing a new law that expands the sale of canned cocktails in restaurants and certain stores in the state.
But the governor had forgotten to show his ID, which showed he was 21, preventing him from making the purchase.
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro was unable to buy soda with added alcohol at a grocery store while celebrating a change in the state’s liquor laws after he forgot his ID
Video footage shows the governor walking into the store with a broad smile and shaking hands with those in attendance, including a senator, to mark the festive occasion.
He even walked to the cooler to get his favorite drinks.
A local reporter was present when he made his choice: Surfside Lemonade & Vodka, a liquor from the state.
Shapiro is said to have taken on several cases and said they were targeted at him.
But that was not to be when he realised he did not have the correct identification information to make the purchase.
A video shows someone jokingly asking if they would give him ID, as the governor laughs.
Further video footage shows the governor discussing refiling the cases and returning them later.
He then left the store empty-handed and dejected.
The new state law signed by Shapiro expands the sale of canned cocktails to restaurants, hotels and other stores that sell drinks that can be consumed elsewhere.
The move comes after lawmakers spent years trying to relax some state alcohol laws, as the state is one of the strictest in the country.
But there is one restriction that is not going away anytime soon: selling alcohol to anyone without proper identification, even if it is the state governor.
