Donald Trump Says He Would 'Absolutely' Implement Tracking System for Muslims in U.S.

2016 presidential hopeful Donald Trump made waves this week by suggesting that he would implement a "Muslim database" for Islam people living in the United States.

The real estate mogul confirmed in an interview this week that he would "absolutely" implement a database angled at tracking Muslims living in the United States.

"I would certainly implement that. Absolutely," Trump told NBC News this week.

"There should be a lot of systems, beyond databases," he added. "We should have a lot of systems."

The 2016 presidential hopeful went on to say that Muslims would be required to register with the database, saying: "They have to be — they have to be."

Trump's comments come after many have spoken out regarding the acceptance of Syrian refugees into the United States, especially following the recent Paris terror attacks that left 129 dead.

Fellow 2016 presidential runner Ted Cruz has called on the United States to halt the influx of Syrian immigrants currently entering its borders, saying in a statement: "We need to immediately declare a halt to any plans to bring refugees that may have been infiltrated by ISIS to the United States."

"We need to redouble our efforts to prevent ISIS agents from penetrating our nation by other means," Cruz added.

Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush recently pushed back against Trump's comments regarding Muslims, saying in an interview with CNBC that tracking Muslims in the U.S. would be "manipulating people's angst and their fears."

"That's not strength. That's weakness," Bush added.