Donald Trump celebrated a “great meeting” with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis last weekend, suggesting his former Republican rival would now support his 2024 presidential campaign.
Is this finally a ‘kumbaya’ moment for the Republican duo?
The Washington Post first reported on the meeting, which was arranged by a mutual friend. They describe the meeting as “friendly.”
Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee, posted on his Truth social media platform suggesting some kind of collaboration may be afoot.
“I am thrilled to have the full and enthusiastic support of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis,” he wrote. “We had a very good meeting yesterday… ”
“Much of the conversation will be about how we will work closely together to make America great again,” Trump added. “Also discussed was the future of Florida. It was fantastic!”
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Ron DeSantis supports Trump
It is an important development that Governor Ron DeSanti is reportedly meeting with and supporting former President Trump. Trump knows he needs the Florida governor’s supporters to vote for him in November.
This is a much-needed coalition of conservatives.
“We greatly appreciate Ron’s support in taking our country back from the worst president in American history,” Trump wrote on his platform. “November 5th is BIG DAY!”
Working closely to ‘Make America Great Again’ could mean that Ron DeSantis is willing to work as Trump’s surrogate, joining the campaign trail or making appearances on his behalf.
DeSantis endorsed Donald Trump for president the day he finished campaigning in the Republican presidential primary.
Nonetheless, he made it clear that he had no interest in joining the ticket and would instead focus on the Sunshine State.
“People were mentioning me. “I don’t do that,” he said.
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Once rivals, now friends?
The race between Ron DeSantis and Trump was so bitter at times during the campaign that it seemed almost comical.
The DeSantis campaign, which took full responsibility for his death during the Republican primary, created a widespread “incident tracker” to monitor Trump’s activities on the trail.
The governor didn’t help his cause either. He promoted false claims that Trump “attacked” Israel and “praised” Hezbollah. He called Trump supporters “apathetic vessels.” And Trump said more should have been done to prevent the Capitol riot.
Meanwhile, the Trump campaign had constantly mocked DeSantis, even as recently as two months ago, referring to him as a “sad little man” who would be forever remembered with “chicken fingers and pudding cups.”
But if they can still kiss and make up after that, wouldn’t anything be possible?
Probably DeSantis will do Reconsider his opposition to becoming Trump’s vice president.
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