NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley is not only a strong supporter of voter ID, he let it be known this week that he does not support hard left positions like socialism or open borders.
Explaining that he was an independent who voted mostly with Democrats, Barkley said during an appearance on Chris Cuomo’s podcast this week he was not about to “get on TV and kill my credibility” by agreeing with extremist Democrat voters who are saying “some of the stupidest sh*t I’ve ever heard.”
“Some of these people are out here talking about no ICE, no prisons, using words like socialism. Like no, I don’t believe in that,” Barkley said.
He opined that ICE needs to do a better job with its deportation efforts, before addressing voter ID, saying, “You need to have ID when you go vote!”
💥 Charles Barkley Says Democrats Are Spewing “Some of the Stupidest Sh*t I’ve Ever Heard”
“Some of these people are out here talking about no ICE, no prisons, using words like socialism. Like no, I don’t believe in that … And we need you need to have ID when you go vote!” pic.twitter.com/MF3HCghL9z
— Chief Nerd (@TheChiefNerd) October 1, 2026
While many agree with Barkley’s common sense approach here, don’t go signing him up for MAGA membership anytime soon — he was critical of Trump’s performance as president and told Cuomo that Trump “has made it more acceptable to be racist.”
Here’s a quick sampling of responses to the story, as seen on X:
if only we could get the remainder left wing voters to open up their eyes… pleasantly surprised to hear Barkley speak common sense.
— Viral Videos™️ (@ViralVideos) October 1, 2026
This is who the Democrats have always been. If you are intelligent. you already know this.
— Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) October 1, 2026
So why is he still voting Democrat? I don’t get it
— LMV (@LMV112233) October 1, 2026
What do these lawless people think would happen to them if we policed ourselves? There would still be justice. It would be frontier-style justice.
— Deztro🏴 (@DeztroReal) October 1, 2026
Wrong about immigrants, Charles. But the rest is spot on.
Sad thing is he’ll still pull the lever for Dems because what animates every Democrat is fear and hatred of the right based on the lies their news sources have fed them.
It has nothing to do with their own convictions.
— End Property Tax (@streakyjack) October 1, 2026
Dems are dumb. If you’re still on team Dem you are a stupid idiot. This has to be a test at this point. Let’s see who’s actually dumb enough.. I can’t wait for Muslims to take over the party to watch what leftist women will do then. Fucking retards all of you!
— Russ09 (@Russ09M) October 1, 2026
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Tom Tillison grew up in Maryland before moving to Central Florida as a young teen. It is in the Sunshine State that he honed both his passion for politics and his writing skills. Tillison also contributes to BizPac Review.
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