Donald Trump encouraged Mike Pence on Twitter during his vice presidential debate with Tim Kaine Tuesday — declaring his running mate the winner in the showdown at Longwood University in Virginia.

Trump re-tweeted a number of posts early on before putting up this on about a half-hour after the contest started in Farmville:

.@mike_pence is doing a great job - so far, no contest! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 5, 2016

Six minutes later came this tweet during Pence's discussion on improving police-community relations:

He then retweeted this from Republican National Committee chief strategist Sean Spicer:

.@timkaine wants to tough on crime - fails to talk about defending rapists and murders #VPDebate — Sean Spicer (@seanspicer) October 5, 2016

As the candidates squared off on illegal immigration, Trump moved again:

“Police officers are the BEST of us. Law enforcement in this country is a force for GOOD." - @mike_pence #VPDebate #BigLeagueTruth — Official Team Trump (@TeamTrump) October 5, 2016

A few minutes later:

Shortly after Pence's praise of law enforcement, Trump echoed his running mate:

I agree Mike - thank you to all of our law enforcement officers! #VPDebate



"Police officers are the best of us..."@Mike_Pence — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 5, 2016

He also bashed Hillary Clinton on foreign policy and her emails:

CLINTON’S FLAILING SYRIA POLICY WAS JUDGED A FAILURE:https://t.co/ICZxn7Q3vZ #VPDebate — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 5, 2016

Within a minute after the debate ended, Trump declared Pence the winner: