Tommy Thompson: “If anybody really was able to show that he's presidential…”

“You mentioned several names there, but was there anyone who came out with maybe a little more fire than you expected tonight? Oh, Vivek. Well, Vivek, I mean, Vivek was on fire, But I think DeSantis held his own. I said If anybody really was able to show that he's presidential and was able to show that he's somebody that they should take a look at instead of Donald Trump, it would have to be DeSantis tonight. I think that was pretty obvious to me. Governor, earlier this summer, when Ron DeSantis came to Wisconsin, you attended an event for him. Right.” (01:17–01:28)

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