But he added that a "court system" should be set up in the military to better deal with what he called "a massive problem."
"26,000 unreported sexual assaults in the military-only 238 convictions. What did these geniuses expect when they put men & women together?" Trump had tweeted in 2013.
When asked about the tweet by moderator Matt Lauer, Trump didn't back down.
Trump calls for military spending increase
