Trump standing by controversial tweet about military sex assaults. "It is a correct tweet."

Donald Trump was given the opportunity to apologise for one of his most offensive statements. He declined

Donald managed to say an awful lot of things that sparked controversy in a 30-minute question and answer session about national security issues. But nothing created more outcry than his attempt to defend a 2013 comment that sexual assaults in the military happened because men and women were both permitted to serve together in the armed forces. During his appearance at the NBC event in New York, Mr Trump was asked about the prevalence of sexual assaults by a member of the audience whose daughter was considering a career in the military. Mr Trump said it was a a “massive problem.” 26,000 unreported sexual assults in the military-only 238 convictions. What did these geniuses expect when they put men & women together? — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 7, 2013 At that point, the host of the event, Matt Lauer, reminded Mr Trump of a tweet he had posted in 2013 which read: “26,000 unreported sexual assaults in the military-only 238 convictions. What did these geniuses expect when they put men & women together?” Mr Trump said he stood by his comment. Shout out to the dad with the military sexual assault question. Trump's answer has no substance. #CommanderInChiefForum — Giselle Phelps (@GisellePhelps) September 8, 2016 “Well, it is, it is a correct tweet,”Mr Trump said during the so-called Commander-in-Chief Forum. “There are many people that think that that's absolutely correct…Well, well, it’s happening, right? And, by the way, since then, it’s gotten worse.” When Mr Lauer asked him if the solution was to remove women from the military, Mr Trump dismissed the idea but added, “something has to happen”. https://t.co/AWOLlA1FQt