Clinton and Sanders condemn, explain how they'd each beat 'pathological liar' Donald Trump

Hillary Clinton speaks at a CNN/TV One town hall in Ohio
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At a Democratic town hall in Columbus, Ohio, on Sunday night, presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders fielded questions from voters, CNN's Jake Tapper, and TV One's Roland Martin. Clinton and Sanders appeared separately, and both spent a good deal of their time talking about Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump. Referring to violence at Trump's rallies, Clinton accused him of committing "political arson," saying Trump "has lit the fire and then he throws his hands up and claims that he shouldn't be held responsible."

Tapper showed a clip of Trump blaming Sanders and his supporters for forcing Trump to cancel a rally in Chicago, then asked for Sanders' response. "I hate to say this, because I hate to disparage public officials, but Donald Trump is a pathological liar," Sanders said, to cheers from the audience. Referring to Trump saying he might pay the legal fees of a man who sucker-punched a protester, Sanders added: "Donald Trump is literally inciting violence with his supporters. He's saying, 'If you go out and beat somebody up, that's OK, I'll pay the legal fees.' That's an outrage, and I hope Mr. Trump tones it down big time."

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Peter Weber, The Week US

Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.