The campaigning for the affection of Donald Trump ahead of the 2024 presidential campaign has begun as two Republican favorites appear to be courting his favor.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a favorite among many Republicans, and seen by many as the front runner if Trump decides not to seek the nomination of his party, and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who is speculated to be considering his own campaign, were both with Trump this weekend for the Lincoln Day GOP fundraiser.
The fundraising dinner was held at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida on Saturday where all three men appeared, The Daily Mail reported.
The packed cocktail dinner event gave Trump, a standing ovation while the former president stood and waved to around 500 of his supporters.
Pompeo, 57, and DeSantis, 42, smiled as they clapped for Trump – who had been seated in between them.
‘We love this man!’ said the event’s master of ceremonies James Golden, a radio personality and producer for Rush Limbaugh radio talk show, who is known by his pseudonym Bo Snerdley.
Trump was filmed deep in conversation with DeSantis while Pompeo was served iced tea, according to a video posted to Instagram.
Though Trump was not scheduled to speak, it was not immediately clear if he gave a speech during the event.
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Other special guests to the event included Senator Rick Scott, as well as congressmen Brian Mast and Byron Donalds. Wilbur Ross, Trump’s former Commerce Secretary, was also spotted at the event.
This comes weeks after Gov. DeSantis was seen golfing with Trump and as the media, namely “60 Minutes” began a preemptive strike on the possible 2024 candidate.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, clashed with a CBS “60 Minutes” reporter in a segment that aired on Sunday but the governor, and now Democrat Palm Beach County Mayor David Kerner, called the program on its shoddy reporting after the mainstream media parroted the talking points, Fox News reported.
This is an excerpt from Conservative Brief.
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