President Trump Announces Extension of Real ID Compliance Date

President Donald Trump, with (from L) Vice President Mike Pence, Attorney General William Barr, Response coordinator for White House Coronavirus Task Force Deborah Birx and Rear Admiral John Polowczyk, speaks during the daily briefing on the CCP virus at the White House, in Washington, DC on March 23, 2020. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images

President Donald Trump confirmed that his Administration will extend the deadline for States to comply with the Real ID security requirements. The president told reporters that because of the social distancing requirements initiated to combat the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, citizens cannot be standing in lines at the DMV.

“I’m also announcing that we’re postponing the deadline for compliance with REAL ID requirements. At a time when we’re asking Americans to maintain social distancing, we do [not] want to require people to go with their local DMV.  We will be announcing the new deadline very soon.”