Donald Trump drew immediate blowback on Monday after comments he made to a veterans group regarding suicide rates and access to mental healthcare.

While speaking at a national security town hall in Herndon, Va., Trump was asked by a former military staff sergeant about the importance of faith-based programs for veterans who find themselves at risk of committing suicide, along with troops suffering from post-traumatic stress, traumatic brain injury and “other related military-related mental and behavioral health issues.”