The Republican National Committee pushed back Friday evening against Sen. Tim Kaine’s, D-Va., claim that Donald Trump shares values with the Ku Klux Klan, and accused Hillary Clinton’s running mate of further degrading the 2016 election.

“Tim Kaine sunk to new lows with dirty and deplorable attacks which have no place in this campaign. No matter how desperate he is to distract from his running mate Hillary Clinton’s litany of corruption scandals, there is no excuse for these vile and baseless smears,” RNC chair Reince Priebus said in a statement.