Ben Carson: The money’s been coming in so fast

Presidential candidate Ben Carson says he’s experiencing a fundraising boom since the last Republican debate.

“The money’s been coming in so fast that it’s hard to keep up with it,” he told Brian Kilmeade on Fox News’s “Fox & Friends” on Wednesday.

{mosads}“I remember the day of the last debate,” Carson added. “Within 24 hours, we had raised $1 million dollars, and it’s coming in at least that rate, if not faster.”

Republicans held their second debate a week ago on Sept. 16 at the Reagan Library in Simi Valley, Calif.

The chairman of a super-PAC associated with Carson’s White House run is also touting their fundraising numbers, which he suggested were boosted by the candidate’s recent controversial remarks about Muslims on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”

“We sent out an email to Carson supporters, and we’ve never had an email raise so much money so quickly — it’s unbelievable,” said John Philip Sousa IV, the chairman of Committee 2016, on Wednesday, according to the International Business Times.

“My phone has exploded over the last 48 hours [with] people wanting me to pass on to Dr. Carson how much they respect his truthfulness and believe in the American system and how absolutely not should anyone who believes in Sharia law come close to the White House,” Souza continued.

“The people are on Dr. Carson’s side on this one,” he added. “Sorry NBC, you lose.”

Souza, though, declined to share actual fundraising totals.

Carson sparked controversy on “Meet the Press” on Sunday when he said Muslims should not be president.

“I would not advocate that we put a Muslim in charge of this nation,” the former doctor said. “I absolutely would not agree with that.”

His remarks were condemned by the White House, Democratic lawmakers and even other Republican presidential contenders.

Carson argued on Wednesday that his original remarks were taken out of context by his detractors.

“I never said a person could not run for office,” Carson told Kilmeade. “I just said I wouldn’t support them. Do I not have a right to support who I want to support?

“I’ve come to be familiarized with the P.C. culture, and I’m willing to fight it,” he added of political correctness.

Carson also said earlier this week that his remarks were in reference to Muslims who would not place the Constitution above their faith’s tenets.

He is second in the Republican field with 18.8 percent support, according to the latest RealClearPolitics average of polls.