He also attended a homecoming at Urbandale High School in Urbandale, Iowa, Saturday night where a student asked him whether he would include a Muslim-American in his cabinet. He said, "Of course ... next question."
Carson, who has been near the top of several presidential polls, said he would consider voting for a Muslim in Congress "[depending] on who that Muslim is and what their policies are."
ABC News has reached out to Carson's campaign for comment.