Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders Bernie SandersMcConnell accuses Democrats of sowing division by 'downplaying progress' on election security The Hill's Campaign Report: Arizona shifts towards Biden | Biden prepares for drive-in town hall | New Biden ad targets Latino voters Why Democrats must confront extreme left wing incitement to violence MORE said Thursday that feminist icon Gloria Steinem had anointed him as an "honorary woman."

Sanders was asked by an audience member at an MSNBC/Telemundo town hall if he is a feminist.

"I consider myself a strong feminist. And in fact, Gloria Steinem ... made me an honorary woman many, many years ago," he said. "I don't know exactly what that meant, but I accepted it when she came to campaign for me."

Steinem, a Clinton supporter, recently made waves when she remarked that young women were supporting Sanders in order to meet boys.