(CNN) Bernie Sanders accused Hillary Clinton Friday of trying to portray him as weak on abortion rights, charging that she had taken his recent remarks out of context.

On Thursday, Clinton hit Sanders in a speech for his response to Trump's abortion, saying to a booing crowd, "Sen. Sanders agreed that Donald Trump's comments were shameful, but then he said they were a distraction from, and I quote, 'a serious discussion about the serious issues facing America.'"

In response to Trump's comments regarding punishment for women who have abortions, Sanders said Wednesday, that he disavowed the remarks but then questioned why they were dominating the political conversation.

"Because media is what media is today, any stupid, absurd remark made by Donald Trump becomes the story of the week," Sanders told MSNBC. "Maybe, just maybe, we might want to have a serious discussion about the serious issues facing America."

In an interview on ABC's "Good Morning America" on Friday, Sanders said that "what Secretary Clinton did is take things out of context."

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