Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis ‘make amends’ during private Miami meeting following bitter primary feud

Donald Trump and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis havemet privately for the first time since their bruising battle for in the Republican presidential primaries.

The 77-year-old former US president and DeSantis, 45, appeared to put their bitter feud to one side as they met in Miami on Sunday to talk about how they could work collaboratively ahead of November's election.

The meeting, which hints at reparations between the pair since Trump quashed his one-time chief primary rival’s chances for office, was “set at the request of Gov. DeSantis,” according to a Trump campaign official told The Washington Post. Steve Witkoff, a Florida-based real estate broker known to both parties orchestrated the get-together more than a week prior to the Miami meeting, Politico reported.

Trump and DeSantis are believed to have sat for several hours to discuss how they could close the fundraising gap with President Joe Biden ahead of their 2024 election rematch in November. Biden's campaign claimed to raise $90 million in March, boasting that it was the «highest total amassed by any Democratic candidate in history».

Mr DeSantis endorsed Trump after dropping out of the presidential race and, earlier this month, told his deep-pocketed donors that he would be fundraising for Trump’s campaign.

Making amends isn’t just on Trump's agenda: it might be mutually beneficial for both Florida-residents and it could also raise DeSantis’ profile following a brutal primary. The Florida governor hasn’t ruled out a 2028 presidential run.

For almost a year, the ex-president personally attacked his primary rival, branding him with the nickname “Ron DeSanctimonious”. Just two days before from the New Hampshire primary on 23 January, DeSantis suspended his