Story highlights Matthew Schricker asked Pence about Trump's rhetoric

He appeared Friday on CNN's "New Day" to talk about his questions

(CNN) The 11-year-old who made national headlines this week for questioning Mike Pence about Donald Trump's rhetoric said on Friday that he "wasn't trying to be hostile" and emphasized his support for the Republican presidential nominee.

"I really think that listening to a few bad words coming out of Donald Trump is a lot better than people getting blown up by terrorists, people getting burned alive, people getting their heads chopped off, and people getting drowned," Matthew Schricker said in an interview on "New Day" on CNN.

Schricker was joined by his mom, Mary, for the interview, and discussed the moment at the Pence event Thursday when he questioned Trump's running mate. At a town hall in North Carolina, Schricker had pressed Pence on his continual "softening up" of Trump's language and policies. "Is this going to be your role in the administration?" he asked. The GOP vice presidential nominee, taken aback, paused before reiterating his support for Trump.

As Schricker explained on Friday, "I mean, I wasn't trying to be hostile in trying to accuse him of anything. I was just -- I'm full on with the Trump campaign."

Schricker also said that if he were given the chance to question Trump, he would ask "what role will his children have in the Trump Foundation? That would be very interesting because his children ... they are totally masterminds."

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