WASHINGTON – Vice President Mike Pence wagged his finger at Democratic presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg in a Fox News interview that aired Monday, but also suggested he is biting his tongue – for now.

"If he wins their party’s nomination, we’ll have a lot more to say about him," Pence told Fox News' Shannon Bream.

Pence, who has been publicly criticized by Buttigieg, also expressed his disappointment in former Vice President Joe Biden for backtracking after initially calling Pence a decent guy in March.

"It was just as disappointing when Joe Biden referred to me as a decent guy and was attacked by those who differ with my conservative values and he had to recant that," Pence said.

Pence was interviewed by Fox News the same weekend that he gave a commencement speech at Liberty University where he warned graduates to be prepared to be shunned or ridiculed for defending the teachings of the Bible.

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Buttigieg, who talks about his Episcopalian faith on the campaign trail, has gotten traction on the left for questioning how a devout Christian like Pence “could allow himself to become the cheerleader of the porn star presidency.”

The South Bend, Indiana, mayor also made headlines by saying in a speech last month that he wishes the “Mike Pences” of the world would understand that he didn’t choose to be gay.

“That if you have a problem with who I am, your problem is not with me. Your quarrel, sir, is with my creator,” Buttigieg said at a fundraising brunch for a group that supports LGBTQ candidates.

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Republicans have accused Buttigieg of trying to raise his profile by attacking Pence, even though the two worked together on economic development and other issues when Pence was Indiana's governor.

"Well, Pete Buttigieg and I had a good relationship when I was governor and he was serving as mayor in the state of Indiana," Pence said in the Fox News interview. "And, look, you know, I wish him well."

But Pence said he was troubled by Buttigieg's "assertion and others’ assertion that was critical of people of our religious beliefs, broadly."

"And I remember a reference to the Mike Pences of the world," he said. "And I think every American cherishes the right of each of us to really live out our faith and live out our beliefs."

In March, Biden was criticizing President Donald Trump’s record on foreign policy when he characterized Pence as a decent guy.

Cynthia Nixon, an actor and advocate for progressive issues, chastised Biden on Twitter for calling “America’s most anti-LGBT elected leader” decent.

She followed up with a scathing opinion piece in the Washington Post headlined "Mike Pence isn’t 'decent.' He’s insidious."

"You’re right, Cynthia," Biden tweeted in response. "I was making a point in a foreign policy context, that under normal circumstances a Vice President wouldn’t be given a silent reaction on the world stage. But there is nothing decent about being anti-LGBTQ rights, and that includes the Vice President."

Pence has said he stands by his view of traditional marriage "that's informed by our faith."

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