Although both are Republicans,he disagreed with her political viewsbecause he didn’t support Trump.
That’s where her attention is, not on dating."
Thompson represented her, getting her job back along with a settlement.

Although the Watergate hearings had been televised, Thompson was more focused on the case than appearing on TV.
It was totally accidental.
I’d never [even] been in a high school play."

Then-senator Al Gore had become the vice president, so Thompson took over for him.
In 2007, he quit acting to focus on his presidential run.
Among the issues he supported were lower taxes, a smaller federal government, and increased defense spending.

Thompson withdrew from the race in January 2008 after finishing third in the South Carolina primary.
He released a statement saying, “Today I have withdrawn my candidacy for president of the United States.
I wish him and his family the best.”