Trump and DeSantis meet to make peace and discuss fundraising for ex-president’s campaign
- Meeting was organised to help former rivals bury the hatchet and discuss potential fundraising efforts
- Trump was ‘very happy to have the full and enthusiastic support of Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida’
Former US president Donald Trump held a private meeting with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis at the weekend, marking a thaw in relations between the former rivals after a brutal Republican primary contest marked by insults and bruised egos, according to three people familiar with the discussion.
The meeting, which lasted three hours, was organised to help the men bury the hatchet and discuss potential joint fundraising efforts, according to one of the people, who, like others, spoke on condition of anonymity to share details of the private get-together.
The meeting, which was first reported by The Washington Post, was orchestrated by Florida real estate investor Steve Witkoff, and took place at his Shell Bay Club in Hollywood, Florida.
Witkoff did not immediately respond to a request for comment through his office.
