Ben Carson on Friday demanded a female reporter’s microphone be shut off after she asked him if he is claiming Donald Trump’s accusers are lying about his alleged sexual abuse.

“That’s your characterization because you need to characterize it that way to try to make me the bad guy,” Carson said on MSNBC after being asked by reporter Katty Kay whether his description of the alleged incidents was meant to suggest the women were lying.

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