Donald Trump said he was acting in the Islamic community's best interests when he proposed a temporary halt to Muslim immigration to the United States.
"I'm doing good for the Muslims," Trump told Don Lemon in an interview for "CNN Tonight." "Many Muslim friends of mine are in agreement with me. They say, 'Donald, you brought something up to the fore that is so brilliant and so fantastic.'"
Trump pinned the fierce backlash that followed his call for "a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States" on Republican establishment figures and his primary opponents.
He also said he was not likely to wage a third-party candidacy. But the Republican front-runner said that could change if the GOP establishment doesn't start treating him "with a certain amount of decorum and respect."
Watch the full interview on "CNN Tonight" at 10 p.m. ET on CNN
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