Rep. Maxine Waters (D., Calif.) admitted Tuesday on "The Real" that she lied about her age to obtain a Social Security card while working at an "all-white" restaurant in St. Louis.
"There was this restaurant called Thompson's Restaurant in St. Louis, Missouri. Of course we were all looking for jobs during the summer–we put our ages up, you know," Waters said. "I was about 14 years old and I lied, said I was 16 so I could get a social security card."
The California Democrat appeared to admit that she committed fraud to obtain the Social Security card.
Waters went on to explain the conditions she worked under.
"Went to work for Thompson's where you literally cleaned the tables and bussed the dishes off but you could not eat on the floor. You had to eat in the basement," she explained.
Loni Love, a co-host of the daytime talk show, added on to Waters' point.
"You know, people have to remember that that wasn't too long ago, that you lived through segregation," she said.
