5 highlights from Tuesday's vice presidential debate Pence criticized Hillary Clinton for using a private email server as secretary of state: "If your son or my son handled classified information the way Hillary Clinton did, they’d be court-martialed." Kaine, noting that he and his wife were the parents of a Marine, said that “the thought of Donald Trump as commander-in-chief scares us to death.” Pence said that Mrs. Clinton had engaged in “pay-to-play politics” as secretary of state, citing potential conflicts of interest with the Clinton Foundation. Kaine mentioned Mr. Trump’s frequent praise of Vladimir Putin and the Trump campaign’s “shadowy connections with pro-Putin forces." Mr. Pence cited Bill Clinton's recent comments that appeared to be critical of the Affordable Care Act, saying “even former President Bill Clinton calls Obamacare a crazy plan.” Kaine didn't immediately respond.