Vice President Mike Pence is standing behind President Trump's decision to maintain an Obama-era order protecting the rights of some federal LGBT workers, saying the move is in line with the pair's campaign promise that "discrimination would have no place in our administration."

Pence defended the President's position in a recent interview with ABC News Chief Anchor George Stephanopoulos when asked about the response of social conservatives to Trump's choice to keep Obama's protections in tact.

“I think throughout the campaign, President Trump made it clear that discrimination would have no place in our administration,” Pence said on ABC's This Week. “He was the very first Republican nominee to mention the LGBTQ community at our Republican National Convention and was applauded for it. And I was there applauding with him.”

The Vice President added: "I think the generosity of his spirit, recognizing that in the patriot's heart, there's no room for prejudice, is part of who this president is."

Pence went on to say that Trump is set to begin work on destroying the Johnson Amendment, which blocks churches and other tax-exempt organizations from endorsing or opposing political candidates.

“The president's made it clear that he wants to take action on the Johnson Amendment," Pence stated. "He's directed the administration to begin to look at ways, both legislatively and through executive action, to do that.”

The conversation ended with Pence alluding to a possible executive order on religious liberty, saying, "[Trump's] reiterated commitment to religious liberty is all a part of the kind of leadership that people are going to welcome from [him]."

When pressed about whether or not a new executive order was necessary when current law already exists to protect religious freedom, Pence said it was the "purview of the president" to make that decision.

Watch the full interview below.