Paul Manafort, a top adviser to Donald Trump, told the Huffington Post in an interview published Wednesday night that the Republican presidential candidate will gradually soften his stance on a ban on Muslims traveling to the United States.
"He’s already started moderating on that," Manafort said. "He operates by starting the conversation at the outer edges and then brings it back towards the middle. Within his comfort zone, he’ll soften it some more."
“He’ll still end up outside of the norm, but in line with what the American people are thinking," he added.
Trump proposed barring Muslims from entering the country last year, but earlier in May, he said that the ban was "just a suggestion."
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