{"id":2232229,"date":"2024-04-28T18:47:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-28T22:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-and-desantis-meet-privately-in-florida-for-several-hours-as-vp-speculation-grows\/"},"modified":"2024-04-28T18:48:54","modified_gmt":"2024-04-28T22:48:54","slug":"trump-and-desantis-meet-privately-in-florida-for-several-hours-as-vp-speculation-grows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-and-desantis-meet-privately-in-florida-for-several-hours-as-vp-speculation-grows\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump and DeSantis hold private meeting in Florida amid increasing VP speculation"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-and-desantis-meet-privately-in-florida-for-several-hours-as-vp-speculation-grows%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2232229&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>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,\u200d citing \u2062unnamed sources. Former President Donald Trump and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis \u2064held a private meeting in Miami, engaging in a friendly discussion that\u200c lasted several\u200c hours. The meeting details\u200b were reported\u200b by The Washington\u2064 Post, with sources remaining undisclosed.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/%20\"><span>Jack Davis<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   April 28, 2024 at 12:50pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis met privately in Miami on Sunday, according to a new report.<\/p>\n<p>The pair spoke for several hours in what was described as a friendly meeting, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2024\/04\/28\/trump-desantis-meeting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Washington Post<\/a>, which cited sources it did not name.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BREAKING?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BREAKING<\/a>: Gov. Ron DeSantis and former President Donald Trump privately met in Miami this morning, Florida\u2019s Voice has independently confirmed<\/p>\n<p>The meeting comes soon after reports emerged of DeSantis saying he\u2019d help Trump and down-ballot Republicans fundraise<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Florida\u2019s Voice (@FLVoiceNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FLVoiceNews\/status\/1784652865945956703?\">April 28, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThere is an incentive for DeSantis to form a closer relationship, as well,\u201d the Post wrote. \u201cPeople 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-trump-considers-ex-dem-ron-desantis-potential-vp-picks-along-big-names\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DeSantis<\/a> has been on some lists of potential Trump running mates, a fluid list of names that has evolved with input from Trump\u2019s hints and unabashed media speculation.<\/p>\n<p>A report from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/04\/28\/trump-burgum-vice-president-contender-election\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Axios<\/a> had previously indicated that North Dakota Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/many-reasons-trump-cross-burgum-off-vp-short-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Doug Burgum<\/a> has been gaining traction as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-villages-near-kyiv-how-ukraine-has-kept-russias-army-at-bay\/\" title=\"In villages near Kyiv, how Ukraine has kept Russia\u2019s army at bay\">potential bridge<\/a> to moderates.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Do you think DeSantis would be a good VP?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The report indicated that Burgum could help Trump connect with undecided voters, suggesting it was a sign of Trump\u2019s favor that Burgum and his wife attended an Easter brunch at Trump\u2019s Mar-a-Lago estate.<\/p>\n<p>Another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-val-demings-planning-to-run-against-sen-rubio-in-florida\/\" title=\"REPORT: Val Demings Planning To Run Against Sen. Rubio In Florida\">potential running mate<\/a>, 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-us-canada-68909801\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The memoir will say the dog was \u201cuntrainable\u201d and \u201cdangerous\u201d and that Noem took the dog to a gravel pit and shot her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was not a pleasant job,\u201d she wrote. \u201cBut it had to be done.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Commentator Meghan McCain said the incident might be fatal to Noem\u2019s political future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can recover from a lot of things in politics, change the narrative etc \u2013 but not from killing a dog,\u201d she said, according to the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>Noem ahs said life on a farm sometimes requires difficult actions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe 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,\u201d she <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KristiNoem\/status\/1783849977409671483\">posted on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>I heard a chilling comment the other day: \u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>That wasn\u2019t said by a conspiracy theorist or a doomsday prophet. No, former U.S. national security advisor Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn said that to the founder of The Western Journal, Floyd Brown.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Gen. Flynn\u2019s warning means that the 2024 election is the most important election for every single living American. If we lose this one to the wealthy elites who hate us, hate God, and hate what America stands for, we can only assume that 248 years of American history and the values we hold dear to our hearts may soon vanish.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The end game is here, and as Benjamin Franklin said, \u201cWe must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>All of this means that <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>without you<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>, it\u2019s over. 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It may not seem like much, but a <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>Western Journal Membership<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  can make all the difference in the world because when you support us directly, you cut Big Tech out of the picture. They lose control. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>A monthly Western Journal Membership costs less than one coffee and breakfast sandwich each month, and it gets you access to ALL of our content \u2014 news, commentary, and premium articles. You\u2019ll experience a radically reduced number of ads, and most importantly you will be vitally supporting the fight for America\u2019s soul in 2024.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We are literally counting on you because without our members, The Western Journal would cease to exist. Will you <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>join us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  in the fight? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Sincerely,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Western Journal<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-44685\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-44685\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-44685\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-44685\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-44685\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Jack Davis is a freelance writer who joined The Western Journal in July 2015 and chronicled the campaign that saw President Donald Trump elected. Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-military-issues-dire-warning-about-chinas-rapid-military-nuclear-weapons-buildup\/\" title=\"U.S. Military Issues Dire Warning About China\u2019s Rapid Military, Nuclear Weapons Buildup\">military issues<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Jack Davis is a freelance writer who joined The Western Journal in July 2015 and chronicled the campaign that saw President Donald Trump elected. Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and military issues. <br \/> Jack can be reached at jackwritings1@gmail.com. <\/p>\n<p>  Location <\/p>\n<p>  New York City <\/p>\n<p>  Languages Spoken <\/p>\n<p>  English <\/p>\n<p>  Topics of Expertise <\/p>\n<p>  Politics, Foreign Policy, Military &#038; Defense Issues <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a private meeting in Miami on Sunday, engaging in a friendly discussion for several hours. 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