Trump demands his election rigging plan be approved 'for Jesus' in wild rant

Trump says congress should do it "for Jesus"(Image: Getty Images) Donald Trump invoked the name of Jesus Christ in a bid to pressure congress to pass his election rigging plan. Giving a speech in Memphis, Tennessee, Trump said he was going to order Republicans to withhold funding from the Department of Homeland Security until the Senate passes his bill to pass the so-called "SAVE America Act". The act would demand voters show photo ID to register - something millions of eligible voters do not possess. He also wants to ban postal and absentee voting, demanding the vast majority of Americans vote in person, and on the same day. The bill also allows him to seize state-held voter rolls - which many fear he will use to sow doubt in the result of November's midterm election, allowing him to make false claims of fraud. Desperate to get the bill passed, Trump has demanded Republicans tack it to funding for the Department for Homeland Security (DHS) - something already causing chaos across the United States. Democrats had already held up funding for the department, demanding changes to operating rules for ICE agents, banning them from covering their faces and ensuring they wear body cameras on duty. Republicans have refused to approve that move, causing huge delays at airports across the country, where security staff are paid by DHS. And Trump today demanded the Senate stay in Washington DC over the Easter break to ensure the hugely controversial bill gets passed - even suggesting they do so "for Jesus". "So I'm tying homeland security into voter identifications with picture and proof of citizenship in order to vote," he said. "Don't worry about Easter, going home. Make this one for Jesus, ok?" Trump has already deployed ICE agents to US airports today as delays gripped America's travel hubs. Federal officers are a routine presence at international airports, where Customs and Border Protection officers screen arriving travelers and Homeland Security Investigations agents handle criminal cases. But what's unusual in the current moment is their visibility at Transportation Security Administration (TSA) security checkpoints. Some fear the move to deploy federal immigration agents will only escalate tensions. Union leaders representing aviation workers stressed that ICE officers don't have the same training and expertise as TSA workers -- and the presence of federal immigration officers could also put some travelers on edge. At Atlanta's airport, ICE officers wearing tactical vests carried handguns holstered on their hips. At least one had what appeared to be a short-barreled, assault-style rifle slung across his chest. Whether ICE will have a more sweeping role beyond watching long lines and patrolling terminals has yet to be seen. On Sunday, Trump said federal immigration officers could assist TSA by guarding exit lanes or checking passenger IDs. The administration signaled the deployments would be limited to large airports with the longest wait times. Still, long wait times and some closed checkpoints persisted at some major hubs Monday. Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson, for example, was still urging passengers to allow at least four hours for both domestic and international screenings. And in Houston, George Bush Intercontinental outlined screening times between two and a half and four hours at its two checkpoints that remained open.