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Tommy Thompson: “Why have an open fight between the president and the Board…”

Featuring: Tommy Thompson, Conservative | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Wisconsin

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Tommy Thompson: The Decision | Wisconsin's Afternoon News

Published | Video Starts at 06:39

And that's why you have the University of Wisconsin, because of the research and everything. I don't know. I think it could have been handled a lot better. I mean, Why have an open fight between the president and the Board of Regents? You should have sat down and figured this out instead of having an immediate termination. and then having the president fight back. That didn't look good. And eventually the Board of Regents are going to win. (06:39–06:48)

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Asserts that the conflict between the president and the Board of Regents should have been resolved without an open fight and immediate termination.

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