Ben Carson on Friday defended Donald Trump Donald John TrumpUS reimposes UN sanctions on Iran amid increasing tensions Jeff Flake: Republicans 'should hold the same position' on SCOTUS vacancy as 2016 Trump supporters chant 'Fill that seat' at North Carolina rally MORE for accusing former President Bill Clinton William (Bill) Jefferson ClintonDolly Parton remembers Ginsburg: 'Her voice was soft but her message rang loud' Sunday shows preview: Justice Ginsburg dies, sparking partisan battle over vacancy before election Calls grow for Biden to expand election map in final sprint MORE of rape earlier this week.

“You have to recognize that there are a lot of young people who are voting that don’t know any of that backstory,” he said, according to The Washington Examiner.

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“His thinking is probably that it’s probably good for people to know the full story and not just what is filtered through the media,” added Carson, a former Trump rival who has endorsed the presumptive Republican presidential nominee.

Trump on Wednesday mentioned rape when discussing President Clinton’s past allegations of sexual misconduct during an interview on Fox News’s “Hannity.”

“For example, I looked at The New York Times,” host Sean Hannity said. "Are they going to interview Juanita Broaddrick? Are they going to interview Paula Jones? Are they going to interview Kathleen Wiley?

“In one case, it’s about exposure,” he added of the women who have accused Clinton of mistreating them. "In another case, it’s about groping and fondling and touching against a woman’s will.

“And rape,” responded Trump, the GOP’s presumptive presidential nominee.

“And rape,” Hannity replied.

Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonJeff Flake: Republicans 'should hold the same position' on SCOTUS vacancy as 2016 Momentum growing among Republicans for Supreme Court vote before Election Day Warning signs flash for Lindsey Graham in South Carolina MORE on Thursday refused comment on Trump’s attacks against her husband, focusing instead on her contention that the billionaire is unfit for the Oval Office.

“I have concluded he is not qualified to be president of the United States,” the Democratic presidential front-runner said on CNN.

Carson, who said on Friday he dislikes this election cycle's overall tone, said that Trump is employing the tactics he must for victory.

“Is it what I would generally do?” he asked of Trump’s methods. "No, it’s not what I would generally do. But you have to recognize that we are in a very strange election cycle.

“The things that I would are not the things that win,” added Carson, who suspended his own Republican presidential campaign in March. "You have to be realistic about that. I generally don’t find it useful to attack other people. If we just accept it, it only keeps getting more corrupt and more nasty."