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Report: Trump and DeSantis Meet in Miami, Talk Fundraising
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Report: Trump and DeSantis Meet in Miami, Talk Fundraising
Paul Bois 28 Apr 2024
Former President Donald Trump and Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis reportedly met in Miami on Sunday where they settled their political differences and discussed fundraising.
The former president and the Florida governor crossed swords this past primary when the two were competing for the coveted GOP presidential nomination, leading to some strain between the two campaigns’ supporters. Even though DeSantis ultimately dropped from the race and endorsed Trump, this marks the first time the two politicians have officially met to bridge the divide. The Hill reported:
The hours-long meeting, brokered by political allies hoping to chill what was once a red-hot rivalry, resulted in DeSantis agreeing to help the former president.
DeSantis’s network of donors and influence among notable conservatives wary of Trump could prove a major boon to the presumptive nominee’s campaign. Trump has consistently fallen behind President Biden in fundraising as the 2024 election nears.
The men had reportedly not spoken since DeSantis dropped out of the GOP presidential race in January. DeSantis failed to capitalize on high expectations for his first national campaign, leaving the race after the Iowa caucuses. He endorsed Trump, who went on to defeat former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley in the primary.
Upon dropping from the race, DeSantis said that while he and the former president have their disagreements, he believed Trump would be better suited to lead the nation than Joe Biden.
“It’s clear to me that a majority of Republican primary voters want to give Donald Trump another chance,” DeSantis said.
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https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/04/28/report-trump-desantis-meet-miami-talk-fundraising/
Timber Rattler:
No comment.
888mouth
DefiantMassRINO:
... they all go back, slithering and cowering, to Trump, their false Tangerine prophet.
libertybele:
If Trump were wise he would have helped DeSantis into the oval office as much as possible. He was the one man who would have pardoned him. I'm not implying that Trump is guilty, but I just don't see how he's going to fare all the charges against him and it doesn't look like the SCOTUS is going to grant him full immunity.
Trump and DeSantis meet privately in Florida
Former president Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis met privately Sunday morning in Miami, according to people familiar with the matter, breaking a years-long chill between the presumptive Republican nominee and his onetime chief primary rival.
Allies brokered the meeting in hopes of a potential détente between the two men, and Trump’s advisers hope DeSantis will tap his donor network to help raise significant sums of money for the general election, the people familiar with the matter said. Like others interviewed for this story, the people spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe private deliberations.
The pair met for several hours and DeSantis agreed to help Trump. The meeting was friendly, according to a person with direct knowledge.
Trump and allied groups have lagged behind President Biden and his allies in the money chase. DeSantis has built a wide network of wealthy patrons whose assistance would be valuable in helping Trump try to close the gap, and is popular with some Republican voters who are exhausted by Trump.
There is an incentive for DeSantis to form a closer relationship, as well. People close to DeSantis have said it is untenable for him to continue to have a strained relationship with Trump, particularly as he eyes his political future. He is widely viewed among Republican donors and consultants as weakened after a shellacking by Trump in the primary.................
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/04/28/trump-desantis-meeting/
the OlLine Rebel:
Oh no. Please don’t be the VP.
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