U-turn among the ex-rivals?
Trump and DeSantis apparently have breakfast together
April 29, 2024, 1:00 p.m
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In the election campaign for the US presidential candidacy, Trump and his main rival DeSantis are fighting each other violently. Now the two Republicans are reportedly meeting in Miami. DeSantis is said to have made a promise to Trump.
After months of radio silence, former US President Donald Trump met his former main rival in the primaries, Ron DeSantis, according to media reports. The two Republicans spent several hours together in Miami on Sunday morning (local time), as the US newspaper “Washington Post” reported, citing informed circles. During the meeting, DeSantis promised Trump help with fundraising.
The 45-year-old ultra-conservative governor of Florida has built up a broad network of wealthy donors whose support Trump could also use in the election campaign, the report continued. Advisors to the two politicians now hoped for relaxation between the once bitter opponents. In the internal party race for the presidential election, Trump and DeSantis threw insults at each other.
Then DeSantis performed poorly and dropped out of the race. After his withdrawal in January, he announced that he would support the ex-president. According to the report, DeSantis has not yet actively campaigned for Trump. A new beginning in the relationship between the two Republicans is also important for DeSantis. The newspaper wrote, citing observers, that a strained relationship with Trump would be intolerable for the 45-year-old’s political future.
It was the first conversation between the two since DeSantis dropped out of the primaries, CNN reported. DeSantis had asked for the meeting. The two politicians had breakfast together, the station reported. Anyone who wants to become a presidential candidate in the United States must first prevail in internal party votes in the various states. Trump is the likely challenger to incumbent Joe Biden in the presidential election at the beginning of November.