Sanders 'Disowning' His Sexist Backers

Bernie Sanders is "disowning" any of his supporters who lob sexist attacks online.

During Wednesday night's debate in Las Vegas, the Vermont senator defended his supporters after leaders of the influential Culinary Union said that they've received attacks from some Sanders backers online and over the phone.

Of his online army -- some refer to his most rabid supporters as Bernie Bros --  Sanders said that "99.9% of them are decent human beings," but that "if there are a few people who make ugly remarks, who attack trade union leaders, I disown those people."

Pete Buttigieg rebutted Sanders, challenging him to ask himself: “Why did this pattern arise? Why is it especially the case among your supporters?”

He also suggested that Sanders' supporters were taking his lead, saying that “leadership is about what you draw out of people, it's about how you inspire people to act.”