Mike Pence Michael (Mike) Richard PenceGardner signals support for taking up Supreme Court nominee this year Biden leads Trump by 12 points among Catholic voters: poll GOP brushes back charges of hypocrisy in Supreme Court fight MORE on Tuesday made clear he thought little of repeated attacks on Donald Trump Donald John TrumpBubba Wallace to be driver of Michael Jordan, Denny Hamlin NASCAR team Graham: GOP will confirm Trump's Supreme Court nominee before the election Southwest Airlines, unions call for six-month extension of government aid MORE’s comments about Mexican immigrants, dismissing them as “that Mexican thing.”

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At Tuesday's vice presidential debate, Republican Pence was repeatedly attacked by his Democratic counterpart, Tim Kaine Timothy (Tim) Michael KaineTrump meets with potential Supreme Court pick Amy Coney Barrett at White House Names to watch as Trump picks Ginsburg replacement on Supreme Court Barrett seen as a front-runner for Trump Supreme Court pick MORE, about Trump’s comments about illegal immigrants from Mexico being rapists and drug dealers.

Toward the end of the 90-minute bout in Farmville, Va., Kaine brought it up another time, and Pence noted it was not the first time he’d heard about it.

“You’ve whipped out that Mexican thing again,” he responded.

Kaine aggressively highlighted comments from Trump throughout the debate, directly challenging Pence to defend derisive remarks about immigrants, women and others.

“He is showing you who he is,” Kaine said of the GOP presidential nominee.

Pence often accused Kaine of misconstruing the remarks or simply wrote off Trump’s statements as frank and a sign of his outsider status.

“He’s not a polished politician like you and Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonJoe Biden looks to expand election battleground into Trump country Biden leads Trump by 12 points among Catholic voters: poll The Hill's Campaign Report: Biden goes on offense MORE,” Pence said.