this is new day with chris cuomo, alisyn camerota and michaela pereira. good morning, everyone. welcome back to your new day. calls this morning for ben carson to drop out of the presidential ration after saying he believes a muslim could not be president of the united states. donald trump also having to explain his position on muslims this weekend. after not correcting that erroneous and offensive comment at his town hall on thursday. now comes carly fiorina. popping in the polls because because she s not talking about muslims. they did have a strong debate showing as well, pumping her up to second place. new polls showing hillary clinton rebounding on the democratic side. let s get into what and why. team coverage beginning with atheena jones live in washington. the question is whether this will hurt either of them in the polls. and this is coming as yet
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another outsider candidate, carly fiorina is surging. i would not advocate that we put a muslim in charge of this nation. reporter: this shocking statement by dr. ben carson under a spotlight this morning in the republican presidential race. on nbc s meet the press sunday, carson said a muslim president should not be in the oval office. and that a president s faith should matter to voters. if it s inconsistent with the values and principles of america, then of course it should matter. reporter: later, when donald trump was asked about the possibility of a muslim president, he said some people have said it already happened. reporter: a reference to president barack obama. trump later adding. he said he was a christian and he said he is a christian. i m willing to take him at his word. reporter: carson is doubling down on his controversial comments in an interview with a washington newspaper, the hill, he said, muslims feel their religion is very much a part of you