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The questioner cut Bernie Sanders off, saying, "I'm Hindu." Sanders wrongly assumes town hall questioner is Muslim

During an MSNBC town hall event in Columbus, Ohio, Bernie Sanders falsely assumed an audience member who asked a question about violence against religious and ethnic minorities was Muslim.

The questioner, Spandan Shah, began by describing such incidents as "very scary, especially for someone that looks like me."

Then, he asked Sanders: "What is going to be your approach in uniting the country? And in particular, how do you address those people who relish in Trump's divisive rhetoric?

The candidate responded, “For a start, we understand that, unlike Trump, what America's strength has been — and it's an extraordinary strength, is bringing our people together. I'm Jewish. You're Muslim…”

Shah cut Sanders off, correcting him, “I’m Hindu.”

"Hindu. There you go, all right," Sanders responded. "But that's what America is. And we've got Muslims here. And we got Latinos here. What an extraordinary opportunity."