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Via Daily Mail: 

Billionaire Donald Trump praised his newly minted running mate Mike Pence as 'a man of honor, character and honesty' on Saturday, using their official coming-out party as a platform to contrast the Indiana governor with his November opponent Hillary Clinton.

'We know that. Hillary Clinton is the embodiment of corruption. She's a corrupt person,' he said. 

When Pence spoke nearly a half-hour later, saying he was 'deeply humbled,' he drew a standing ovation for a line he uttered Tuesday, during the pair's only other joint public appearance: 'Hillary Clinton must never become President of the United States of America.'

The 57-year-old Indianan lauded Trump, 'this builder, this fighter, this patriotic American who has set aside a legendary career in business to build a stronger America.'

Trump told a hotel ballroom of several hundred invited guests that Pence is 'the leader who will help us deliver a safe society and a really prosperous society for all Americans. …  He is a solid, solid person.'

'He's really got the skills of a highly talented executive, leading the state of Indiana to jobs, growth, and opportunity.' 

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