Donald Trump has again defended his call for a ban on Muslims entering the US after it was used in a propaganda video by Somali militant group al-Shabab.
The Republican presidential hopeful said people had praised his courage in truthfully highlighting a "problem" that others preferred to ignore.
"Now people are getting involved" in the issue, he told CBS News.
Mr Trump's call, after a shooting in the US, has been widely condemned.
Other Republicans, the White House, and the British Prime Minister David Cameron were highly critical of the comments, which followed the San Bernardino massacre, in which 14 people died.
Democratic presidential candidate and former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that Mr Trump's rhetoric was turning him into the "best recruiter" for the Islamic State militant group.