Republican Presidential hopeful Donald Trump makes gains in polls after controversial comments

It comes after Mr Trump sparked outcry with a series of comments after two Muslims, who the Federal Bureau of Investigation said had been radicalised, killed 14 people in California.

While Republican voters were most likely to say they were excited (24 percent) or optimistic (41 percent), a full one-third of Republicans say they are concerned or scared about Mr. Trump.

Some Pennsylvania lawmakers and leaders, including the Mayor of Philadelphia, are also speaking out against Trump’s comments.

“You know, I have to say, Seth, I no longer think he is amusing”, Clinton said, according to NBC News.

Luntz pointed out to one man – who said he believes the billionaire “looks presidential” and “acts presidential” – that Trump had said in the past, “and I quote, “I would bomb the sh-t out of ISIS”.

On Tuesday, Trump said he was not ashamed of his proposal for a “total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States”.

“This latest demand that we don’t let Muslims into the country really plays right into the hands of the terrorists”.

Speaking before a crowd of law enforcement officers in New Hampshire at an event hosted by the New England Police Benevolence Association, Trump characterized the police community in the United States as a group under siege.

But, incredibly, a poll by CBS says he’s still the frontrunner for the Republican nomination, with 35 per cent of the vote going his way.

Trump’s vehement discrimination of Muslims kicked into high gear following the San Bernardino shooting earlier this month, perpetrated by a couple.

Trump recently called for a ban on all Muslims entering the USA, which Anonymous denounces in a video posted to YouTube on December 9 that also warns Trump to “think twice” about his stance. The group asks people to take to social media and upload comical memes and images mocking ISIS using hashtags popularly used by ISIS members.