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- Reports say Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis met in Florida to discuss the former president’s campaign.
- DeSantis decided to help Trump boost his fundraising efforts, The Washington Post reported.
- Florida real estate developer Steve Witkoff orchestrated the meeting, the Post reported.
Like many GOP presidential contenders before him, Ron DeSantis is bowing down to Donald Trump.
Trump is looking to DeSantis to help with his presidential campaign fundraising — and DeSantis is open to it, The Washington Post reported.
DeSantis and Trump met Sunday morning at the Shell Bay Club near Miami after not speaking to each other since the end of DeSantis’ campaign in January, CNN reported. The pair engaged in a presidential campaign rivalry that involved a lot of name-calling — especially from the former president.
The New York Times and Politico also reported on the meeting.
Before DeSantis left the race in January, Trump zeroed in on his rival, mocking his name and referring to him as “Ron DeSanctimonious” and, reportedly, “Meatball Ron,” which Trump has denied.
Trump has a history of getting his rivals in line behind him after some harsh burns. During the 2016 primary, Trump mocked the appearance of Texas Sen. Ted Cruz’s wife. Trump also helped spread a false story that Cruz’s father passed out Fidel Castro pamphlets with Lee Harvey Oswald, the man who killed President John F. Kennedy.
Cruz later endorsed Trump for president.
Trump also mocked another former primary rival, making jokes about former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie‘s weight. Christie also came around to endorsing Trump after bowing out.
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