Bernie Sanders hugged a Muslim student on-stage after she called out GOP bigotry during a rally in Fairfax, Virginia.

"They're constantly bashing Muslims in the media," she said. "Ben Carson, Donald Trump. The biggest bigots...Hearing the rhetoric that is going on in the media makes me sick because I as an individual am constantly trying to raise awareness and make sure that everyone is treated equally in this country."

Sanders said he understood why people must be treated equally because his grandparents died in the Holocaust. "I will do everything that I can to rid this country of the ugly stain of racism which has existed for far too many years."

Story by Allan Smith, editing by Stephen Parkhurst