Vice President Mike Pence made a stop at Hallway Feeds in Lexington ahead of the Kentucky Derby.

The vice president began his speech by praising the latest jobs report from the Labor Department, which has

"263,000 jobs in the month of April alone and the lowest unemployment and the lowest unemployment rate since 1969. The American economy is roaring," Mr. Pence said.

The vice president's main reason for coming to Lexington was to promote the Trump administration's trade policies, specifically the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA), a deal which Mr. Pence called a "free, fair, reciprocal deal" that puts American workers first.

"It's a good deal," Mr. Pence said. "The truth is NAFTA undercut American workers, undermined good-paying jobs that strengthen and grow our middle class, but those days are over."

Hallway Feeds Vice President Lee Hall said the trade pact would make it easier to sell his company's products across the border.

"It's a streamlining, more efficient, more cost-effective way that we can get product into those countries, ultimately being more competitive in introducing new products into the marketplace," said Hall.

Governor Matt Bevin was also there Friday evening.

Pence has campaigned for Bevin in Lexington once before this year.

Gov. Bevin is running for re-election in Kentucky's 2019 primary, scheduled for May 21. He's being challenged by State Rep. Robert Goforth, William Woods and Ike Lawrence.

Friday's visit marked the vice president's fourth trip to central Kentucky since taking office.

on West Loudon Avenue says it's the only family-owned and operated feed company in the equine industry.