Priebus said that Trump’s journey through business and life provides the type of story that children can look up to.

“You know, I think everyone’s a role model in different ways,” Priebus told Fox News’ Bret Baier before Tuesday’s first and only vice presidential debate. “When you look at someone who has built businesses, lost businesses, came back, lived the American dream, a person who sets goals, he’s a winner.”

The question came on the heels of Ayotte backtracking after initially saying about Trump during her debate against New Hampshire Gov. Maggie Hassan, “I think that certainly there are many role models that we have, and I believe he can serve as president.”