premise: Mr. Pence's office responded to Mr. Buttigieg's comments this week by releasing an old video clip in which he praised the mayor as a "dedicated public servant and a patriot." Mr. Buttigieg's ramped-up attacks on Mr. Pence have miffed the vice president, who has privately told allies that if Mr. Buttigieg had questions about his religious beliefs, <hypo>..
hypothesis: <hypo> should be "he could have asked him at any time during their friendship"