Even after taking a lot of flak for his statement about barring Muslims from the United States in the wake of San Bernardino shooting, Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump said that he believes he is winning the debate about cutting off all Muslim immigration into the US.
According to The Guardian, Trump said that a lot of people are apparently talking about his proposal and taking it 'seriously'.
He described the worldwide uproar that was provoked by his call on Monday for a "total and complete shutdown" of US borders to Muslims as "an interesting few days".
He believes that the public is saying, 'Trump is right. Trump has a point."
The Republican frontrunner made his remarks at the Sheraton hotel in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, where the New England Police Benevolent Association was voting to endorse him as its presidential candidate.
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