Trump and DeSantis hold private meeting in Florida amid increasing VP speculation
Former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis met privately in Miami for a friendly discussion that lasted several hours. The details of the meeting were reported by The Washington Post, citing unnamed sources. Former President Donald Trump and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis held a private meeting in Miami, engaging in a friendly discussion that lasted several hours. The meeting details were reported by The Washington Post, with sources remaining undisclosed.
By Jack Davis April 28, 2024 at 12:50pm
Former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis met privately in Miami on Sunday, according to a new report.
The pair spoke for several hours in what was described as a friendly meeting, according to The Washington Post, which cited sources it did not name.
The report said both men had a reason to meet. For Trump, whose legal battles are draining time and resources, access to the DeSantis donor network would be a plus, as would having DeSantis energize Republicans.
#BREAKING: Gov. Ron DeSantis and former President Donald Trump privately met in Miami this morning, Florida’s Voice has independently confirmed
The meeting comes soon after reports emerged of DeSantis saying he’d help Trump and down-ballot Republicans fundraise
— Florida’s Voice (@FLVoiceNews) April 28, 2024
“There is an incentive for DeSantis to form a closer relationship, as well,” the Post wrote. “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.”
Steve Witkoff, a Florida real estate broker, helped connect the men in a meeting that resulted in DeSantis agreeing to work with Trump to defeat President Joe Biden.
DeSantis has been on some lists of potential Trump running mates, a fluid list of names that has evolved with input from Trump’s hints and unabashed media speculation.
A report from Axios had previously indicated that North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has been gaining traction as a potential bridge to moderates.
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The report indicated that Burgum could help Trump connect with undecided voters, suggesting it was a sign of Trump’s favor that Burgum and his wife attended an Easter brunch at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate.
Another potential running mate, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, has been battling political brush fires ever since word came out that her upcoming memoir will relate that she shot her dog and also killed a goat, according to the BBC.
The memoir will say the dog was “untrainable” and “dangerous” and that Noem took the dog to a gravel pit and shot her.
“It was not a pleasant job,” she wrote. “But it had to be done.”
Commentator Meghan McCain said the incident might be fatal to Noem’s political future.
“You can recover from a lot of things in politics, change the narrative etc – but not from killing a dog,” she said, according to the outlet.
Noem ahs said life on a farm sometimes requires difficult actions.
“We love animals, but tough decisions like this happen all the time on a farm. Sadly, we just had to put down 3 horses a few weeks ago that had been in our family for 25 years,” she posted on X.
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