“You know, I’ve known Mayor Pete for many years. We worked closely together when I was governor,” Pence told CNN’s Dana Bash in the interview.

“I considered him a friend,” Pence added. “He knows I don’t have a problem with him.”

“I don’t believe in discrimination against anybody. I treat everybody how I want to be treated,” the vice president continued. “The truth of it is, all of us have our own religious convictions. Pete has his convictions, I have mine.”