NEW YORK—The race for the Democratic nomination took a decidedly negative turn, with Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders exchanging a series of barbs over each other’s qualifications for the presidency.
In overlapping press conferences, the two Democratic primary rivals addressed the ping-ponging accusations, with Sanders vowing to fight back against Clinton’s accusations.
“This is not the type of politics that I wanna get in,” he told journalists in Philadelphia. “But we'll get used to it fast. I’m not gonna get beat up. I’m not gonna get lied about.”
Bernie Sanders speaks during a campaign rally in Bronx, New York,on March 31, 2016. (Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images); Hillary Clinton speaks at the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO's Convention on April 6, 2016 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Jessica Kourkounis/Getty Images
