Vice President Mike Pence is backing embattled Attorney General Jeff Sessions, according to reports.

CNN's Kaitlin Collins - once banned from a White House event after she asked President Trump "inappropriate" questions - tweeted a comment from Pence regarding Sessions, a former Alabama Senator.

Wow. Asked if he has confidence in Jeff Sessions, Vice President Mike Pence says, “I hold Jeff Sessions in the highest regard. I appreciate his service to the nation." — Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) September 5, 2018

Sessions has found himself the frequent target of President Trump's ire after the AG recused himself from the investigation into Russian interference in the 2006 presidential election.

Most recently, Trump reportedly criticized Sessions' Southern accent and his Alabama education.

Sessions has remained mostly quiet on the criticism, saying only while he was "Attorney General, the actions of the Department of Justice will not be improperly influenced by political considerations."