"They do want a political revolution. They want to transform this society," Sanders said. | AP Photo Sanders: Clinton 'absolutely correct' in leaked comments on his supporters

Sen. Bernie Sanders on Sunday said Hillary Clinton was "absolutely correct" in leaked comments about his supporters that she made at a fundraiser earlier this year.

"What she was saying there is absolutely correct. And that is, you've got millions of young people, many of whom took out loans in order to go to college, hoping to go out and get decent-paying, good jobs," Sanders told host George Stephanopoulos on ABC's "This Week." "And you know what? They're unable to do that. And yes, they do want a political revolution. They want to transform this society."


In audio released last week by the Washington Free Beacon, Clinton described Sanders supporters as "children of the Great Recession. And they are living in their parents’ basement." She continued, "They feel they got their education and the jobs that are available to them are not at all what they envisioned for themselves. And they don’t see much of a future."

She said that because of those feelings, voters found the idea of a political revolution appealing, adding, "I think we all should be really understanding of that."

Clinton defeated the Vermont independent in the Democratic presidential primary.

Robby Mook, Clinton's campaign manager, told host Chuck Todd on NBC's "Meet the Press," "[Clinton] was talking about young people that she'd met who were frustrated that they graduated from college and went into an economy where they couldn't find the job they wanted."

Mook also said Clinton and Sanders worked together on a "new college compact that will create tuition-free education for people and families earning under $125,000 a year."

"I heard her reflecting the things that she's hearing when she's out campaigning. And in fact, of these two candidates, she's the only one who's presented a real plan to create jobs and a real plan to help families afford college," Mook said.