Donald Trump asks Ted Cruz to speak at Republican convention

US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks in New York on May 3, 2016, following the primary in Indiana. Republican Party chief Reince Priebus declared Tuesday that Donald Trump will be the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, after his main rival Ted Cruz dropped out of the race. / AFP PHOTO / Jewel SAMADJEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images less US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks in New York on May 3, 2016, following the primary in Indiana. Republican Party chief Reince Priebus declared Tuesday that Donald Trump will be the ... more Photo: JEWEL SAMAD, AFP/Getty Images Photo: JEWEL SAMAD, AFP/Getty Images Image 1 of / 33 Caption Close Donald Trump asks Ted Cruz to speak at Republican convention 1 / 33 Back to Gallery

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz said Thursday he's accepted an offer from presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump to speak at the Republican National Convention, signaling a slight thaw after the bitter primary battle between the party's two top contenders.

"We had a positive and productive meeting this morning with Donald Trump. Donald asked me to speak at the Republican convention, and I told him I'd be happy to do so," Cruz told reporters on Capitol Hill. "There was no discussion of any endorsement."

The meeting came after Trump and Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus met with Republican lawmakers in Washington.

A Cruz spokeswoman said Trump also asked Sen. Cruz for his counsel on future judicial nominations, with the Texas Republican responding that he would "continue to do everything he can to help ensure principled constitutionalists on the courts."