Ron DeSantis dropped out of the 2024 GOP race and endorsed former President Trump on Sunday. (AP Photo, File)
The meeting appears to be the first time DeSantis and Trump have spoken, let alone met in person, since the governor ended his White House bid in January, after a disappointing second place finish in the Iowa caucuses, far behind Trump.
The former president and his allies spent nearly a year attacking DeSantis as the two squared off for the GOP nomination that also included other contenders.
DeSantis and Trump did not immediately respond to inquiries from Fox News Digital on the matter.
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Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump pumps his fist as he departs after speaking during the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2024, in Oxon Hill, Md., Feb. 24, 2024. A Cook County judge ordered the Illinois State Board of Elections to take former President Donald Trump's name off of the state's March 19 primary ballot Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024, but placed her order on hold until Friday to allow an appeal. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Responding, top Trump campaign aide Chris LaCivita called DeSantis a "sad little man."
While many on Trump’s team and in his wider political orbit detest DeSantis, the former president may be more forgiving, if it benefits him.
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Trump said in January after DeSantis endorsed him that he would "officially retire" the derogatory "Ron DeSanctimonious" nickname he used repeatedly to attack the Florida governor for nearly a year.
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