Speaking at a town hall gathering in Carson City, Nev., on Monday, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence Michael (Mike) Richard PenceMcConnell locks down key GOP votes in Supreme Court fight Momentum growing among Republicans for Supreme Court vote before Election Day Sunday shows preview: Justice Ginsburg dies, sparking partisan battle over vacancy before election MORE defended his running mate, GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump Donald John TrumpBiden leads Trump by 36 points nationally among Latinos: poll Trump dismisses climate change role in fires, says Newsom needs to manage forest better Jimmy Kimmel hits Trump for rallies while hosting Emmy Awards MORE.

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Pence was asked a question about the controversy surrounding Trump’s attacks on Khizr and Ghazala Khan, the Muslim parents of a U.S. soldier killed in Iraq.

The woman in the crowd, who was met with boos, asked: “You have a son in the military. How do you tolerate this disrespect?”

“That’s what freedom looks like, and that’s what freedom sounds like,” Pence said of the Khans’ decision to speak. “As I said last night, as Donald Trump said, Capt. Khan is an American hero and we honor him and honor his family.

“Donald Trump supports our soldiers,” he continued. “Having spent time with our nominee, I've never been around someone more devoted to veterans in this country.”

It’s the latest in the ongoing feud touched off after Khizr Khan delivered a speech at the Democratic National Convention last week denouncing Trump’s call for a temporary ban on Muslim immigration to the U.S.

Standing on stage beside his wife, Khan waved a pocket U.S. Constitution and asked Trump whether he’d ever read the founding document. He also said Trump has “sacrificed nothing and no one for this country.”

The business magnate responded in a Sunday interview with ABC News that he has “made a lot of sacrifices” to build his business empire.

That line came up again Monday night at a rally for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonBiden leads Trump by 36 points nationally among Latinos: poll Democratic super PAC to hit Trump in battleground states over coronavirus deaths Battle lines drawn on precedent in Supreme Court fight MORE, when billionaire investor Warren Buffett condemned Trump, saying the two businessmen had "sacrificed nothing" in comparison.

"Have you no decency, sir?" Buffett asked in remarks directed at Trump.