Landing back in his home state for the first time as a former vice president, Mike Pence delivered a welcome home address to a small crowd on the tarmac, with a brief message to his former boss, Donald Trump.

“Well, hello, Indiana. To Lt. Gov. Crouch, congressman Pence, all my fellow Hoosiers, it is great to be back home again,” Pence said, at times appearing to choke up. “To be able to fly home to my hometown means more than I can tell you, but to look out at this crowd and, so far, I haven’t seen one face that I haven’t known for years, and I thank you for that.”