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"You can't go around insulting women everyday and expect to gain support," Sen. Bernie Sanders said of GOP front runner Donald Trump. | AP Photo Sanders: I don't understand Trump's appeal to women

Donald Trump's appeal to women is a mystery to Bernie Sanders.

The same day Trump's campaign manager was charged with misdemeanor battery for allegedly grabbing a female reporter, the Vermont senator and Democratic presidential candidate appeared on CNN to discuss a variety of topics, including the Republican front-runner's ability to channel Americans' far-flung frustrations into massive support.

After the show played a clip of a woman expressing why she supported Trump for his "transparency," CNN's Erin Burnett asked Sanders whether he understood Trump's appeal to women.

"I do," Sanders began, before quickly correcting himself, "Well, it’s not only—no, I don't understand his appeal to women. I don't think he's particularly popular with women in general. You can't go around insulting women everyday and expect to gain support."

At the same time, Sanders continued, "I understand where that woman is coming from. Look, people are sick and tired of establishment politicians. Politicians say one thing, they do another thing. You know, the Congress has a favorability rating of 15 percent or something. And Trump is, of course, very blunt and straightforward. But you've got to look at what he is saying."

"Does that woman really believe the billionaire class should receive hundreds of billions of dollars in tax breaks over a 10-year period? I doubt it," Sanders said. "Does she not think that we should raise the minimum wage? Trump does not. Does she really think we should insult Muslims all over the world? I don't think she does think that. So, I think the appeal of Trump is his bluntness, is his straightforwardness. And by the way, this guy is a good entertainer. He has done a very good job manipulating the media. He is a professional at that. And he has been successful doing it."