Hillary Clinton's campaign released a video featuring past news and archival footage of Mike Pence from his time in Congress and as governor. | AP Photo Clinton campaign: Pence is 'most extreme pick in a generation'

Hillary Clinton's campaign ripped Donald Trump's decision to pick Indiana Gov. Mike Pence as running mate Friday, calling Pence "the most extreme pick in a generation and was one of the earliest advocates for the Tea Party."

“By picking Mike Pence as his running mate, Donald Trump has doubled down on some of his most disturbing beliefs by choosing an incredibly divisive and unpopular running mate known for supporting discriminatory politics and failed economic policies that favor millionaires and corporations over working families,” campaign chairman John Podesta said in a statement.


Noting that Pence was one of the first Republicans to join the Tea Party Caucus led by then-Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.), Podesta also made note of a controversial law that Pence signed in 2015.

"As governor, Pence personally spearheaded an anti-LGBT law that legalized discrimination against the LGBT community, alienated businesses, caused boycotts, lost investments and embarrassed Hoosiers — a law he was later forced to revise," Podesta said in the statement. "Pence also personally led the fight to defund Planned Parenthood while serving in the House and fought to pass Indiana's 2016 anti-abortion law, with some of the most outrageous restrictions in the country that threatened women’s privacy and limited their choice. And just like Trump, he’s been a long-time opponent of comprehensive immigration reform."

The statement went on to hammer Pence for his economic proposals and ideas.

“Pence has been no economic leader or friend to the American worker. In fact, he wants to get rid of the very wages that make the middle class possible," the statement continued. "Pence opposes raising the federal minimum wage and signed a law allowing skilled workers in Indiana to be paid less. Under his failed leadership, the incomes of Hoosiers have stalled at 38th in the nation."

“Voters deserve better than more of their divisive policies and ‘me-first’ economic proposals," Podesta said. "This new Trump-Pence ticket stands in dramatic contrast to Hillary Clinton’s vision of our future - one where we are stronger together, where unity prevails over division and the economy works for all Americans, not just those at the top.”

Along with the statement, Clinton's campaign released a video featuring past news and archival footage of Pence from his time in Congress and as governor.

It's official: @realDonaldTrump just chose Mike Pence as his running mate. What you need to know about him:https://t.co/VpmloblDhS — Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) July 15, 2016

Included in the video is a clip of Pence saying, "I long for the day that Roe v. Wade is sent to the ash heap of history," along with other media reports on the backlash to the so-called Religious Freedom Restoration Act signed into law in 2015."

The spot also hits Pence on immigration, specifically his statement, "The American people don’t want comprehensive immigration reform."

It concludes with a grayscale image of Trump and Pence, with on-screen text that reads, "Donald Trump and Mike Pence: building a great, big, beautiful wall between America and progress.”