VP Pence on Mayor Buttigieg: 'We had a great working relationship, and he said some things that are critical of my Christian faith and about me personally, and he knows better, he knows me.”
Pence was asked in the CNBC interview about the landmark Supreme Court decision in 2015 that legalized gay marriage nationwide and whether he had “accepted it’s law.”
“My family and I have a view of marriage that's informed by our faith, and we stand by that," he said."But that doesn't mean that we're critical of anyone else who has a different point of view. One of the great things about this country is our freedom of religion and the freedom of conscience, and we'll continue to cherish our values, cherish our views.”
As governor, Pence praised Buttigieg after he came out publicly in 2015. But Buttigeig, who is in a same-sex marriage, has criticized the vice president in recent weeks as attention on his long-shot presidential bid has escalated.on Sunday, Buttigieg said, “If being gay was a choice, it was a choice that was made far, far above my pay grade.”
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