Bernie Sanders defends Hillary Clinton against sexist criticism

Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders offered up some praise for his biggest challenger, Hillary Clinton, on CBS' Face the Nation and said he noticed some of the attacks are rooted in her gender.

"I can't think of many personalities who have been attacked for more reasons than Hillary Clinton," he told host John Dickerson on Sunday. "And, by the way, let me be frank — and I'm running against her: Some of it is sexist."

Sanders emphasized the admiration he has for his opponent.

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"I don't know that a man would be treated the same way that Hillary is," he said. "All that I can say is I have known Hillary Clinton for 25 years. I admire her. I respect her. I like her. She and I have very different points of view on a number of issues."

What didn't come up in Sanders' chat with Dickerson, you ask? The Black Lives Matter protest that shut down his campaign speech Saturday. Watch his comments on Clinton below. Julie Kliegman