69-year-old Trump's gain in 11% came after his comment on temporary banning entry of all Muslims into the US.
His nearest Republican rival Ted Cruz is at 18%, who is followed by Marco Rubio with 11% and Ben Carson at 9%.
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Trump leads in another national poll released by Public Policy Polling.
According to it, Trump has support of 34% Republican voters. He is followed by Cruz with 18%, Rubio (13%) and Jeb Bush 7%.
As per RealClearPolitics.Com which maintains an average of all major national polls, Trump's popularity rating is 33.8% which keeps him on top ahead of all Republican presidential candidates.
He is followed by Cruz with 16.6%, Rubio (12. 4%), Carson (11%) and Bush (4.2%).
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