Donald Trump on Thursday held a private meeting with Sen. Ted Cruz, who has thus far refused to endorse him. | Getty Cruz gets convention speaking slot after Trump meeting Cruz has not yet agreed to endorse Trump.

Ted Cruz has accepted an offer from Donald Trump to speak at the Republican National Convention.

The announcement came several hours after Cruz and Trump held a private meeting on Capitol Hill, their first since the end of the primaries. During the meeting, a Cruz spokeswoman said, “Mr. Trump asked Sen. Cruz to speak at the Republican convention, and Sen. Cruz said he would be happy to do so.”


Cruz's announcement caps weeks of speculation about whether Cruz would address delegates in Cleveland. But it doesn’t answer one lingering question: whether Cruz will endorse Trump. During the final weeks of the primary contest, Trump and Cruz clashed repeatedly — with Trump at one point insinuating that Cruz’s father may have been involved in the assassination of John F. Kennedy.

Cruz spokeswoman Catherine Frazier said “there was no discussion of any endorsement.” She added that the two also spoke about future judicial appointments — an issue of intense interest for Cruz, a former Texas solicitor general.

The meeting was also attended by Jeff Roe, Cruz’s former campaign manager, and Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus, according to two sources.

The meeting was held at the National Republican Senatorial Committee building on Capitol Hill. Earlier in the day, Trump met with a room full of senators in the building to discuss the campaign. Many party strategists have expressed concern about how Trump’s behavior on the trail will impact their ability to retain control of the chamber this fall.