Washington (CNN) Donald Trump says his Democratic counterpart Hillary Clinton is getting pulled leftward by her opponents -- and that's a risk for her in the general election.

"She's got a problem: She's got a maniac on the other side ... (Bernie Sanders is) a socialist slash communist," Trump said in an interview that aired Friday morning on Bloomberg TV. "Hillary is standing there listening to this and she's getting dragged over, she's getting dragged so far over to the left."

He said he watched Tuesday's Democratic debate and witnessed Clinton seemingly taking more liberal positions

"It was embarrassing," he said.

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