Karen Pence, the wife of Vice President Mike Pence, responded Tuesday to attacks on her husband by Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg, stating that Buttigieg was criticizing the vice president simply for “notoriety.”

“They’ve always had a great relationship,” Karen Pence said on Fox News host Brian Kilmeade’s radio show. “It’s funny because I don’t think the vice president does have a problem with him, but I think it’s helping Pete to get some notoriety by saying that about the vice president.”