President Donald Trump cursed as he told Republicans to pass a restrictive voter identification bill "for Jesus."
During a Monday event in Memphis, the president said he was tying Department of Homeland Security funding to the SAVE America Act, a bill that would require a passport or birth certificate to register to vote.
"So I'm tying Homeland Security into voter identification with picture and proof of citizenship in order to vote," he explained. "So it should be part of the Homeland Security bill. And I'm requesting that the Republican senators do that immediately."
"You don't have to take a fast vote," he added. "Don't worry about Easter going home. Make this one for Jesus, okay? Make this one for Jesus. That's what I tell them. That would be a damn good thing."
"The most important part of Homeland Security is voter ID and proof of citizenship. Nobody can vote on Homeland Security without voter ID or proof of citizenship. And you can't have Homeland Security without voter ID or proof of citizenship. So we're tying them together."