It's not irrelevant. Why do you insist on looking at this is a vacuum? He's made hundreds of public statements about this. He already told us what he wants to do.

> Donald J. Trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country's representatives can figure out what is going on.

https://www.donaldjtrump.com/press-releases/donald-j.-trump-...

This is what he wants, this is what his supporters want. He's not doing a shitty job of communicating at all, he's being very clear and upfront.

As to your specific quotes, the vast majority of refugees from these countries are in the (Muslim) religious majority.