his muslim friends. >> trump told don lemon he's acting in the best interest of the islamic community. meanwhi meanwhile, fellow republicans are blasting his proposal, leading trump to think he can lead as an independent. >> if they don't treat me with a certain amount of respect, if they don't treat me as the front-runner, by far the front-runner, if the playing field is not level, then certainly all options are open. >> now, while donald trump maintains he's going to win the republican nomination, conspiracy si theorists have a wildly different idea. >> and it involves hillary clinton. >> reporter: democrat hillary clinton, republican donald trump. fierce front running foes, but some say hold on.