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The Ron Revival

After the Shell Bay Club détente, Ronny is out there shilling for his old nemesis, Trump is dangling convention spots, and the DeSantis brain trust is eyeing a path to ’28.

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DeSantis is after a relationship with the potential future president, a reputational reboot within his party, and the possibility of a primetime speaking slot at the convention. Photo: Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Images
Tara Palmeri
May 23, 2024

Last month, at the Shell Bay Club in Miami, Ron DeSantis finally made amends with Donald Trump. The meeting, brokered by their mutual donor and New York real estate tycoon Steve Witkoff, was reciprocally beneficial and grudgingly accepted. Trump, according to my sources, was told that the détente was required for Witkoff to drop even more money into his campaign. He was also assured that the Florida governor would commit to raising money for him.