Rick Perry Meets with Donald Trump

Texas Gov. Rick Perry on Wednesday becomes the latest Republican presidential candidate to woo America's celebrity boss, Donald Trump.

The business mogul-turned-reality TV star has a 4 p.m. ET meeting with Perry at Trump Tower in New York City, Trump's spokesman, Michael Cohen, confirmed to CBS News/National Journal. According to Cohen, Perry requested the meeting.

"It's obviously about the presidency," Cohen said. "Everyone wants Mr. Trump's support." A Perry spokesman confirmed that the Texas governor "is having dinner with the Donald" and said the meeting would focus on jobs.

After briefly considering -- and then dropping -- plans to run himself for the GOP presidential nomination, Trump has met with several of the party's White House contenders or potential contenders, including Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., and Sarah Palin. In May, Trump treated Palin to pizza at La Famiglia in Times Square. Cohen said this time around, Trump will take Perry to a higher-end restaurant on Central Park West.

One twist to the story: Cohen said that while Trump is reviewing his endorsement options, "he's still not out of" the race himself.

"After The Apprentice is over in June," Cohen said, "if he's still not happy with the choices, we are all ready to launch a campaign for him as a third-party candidate, as an independent."

(Rebecca Kaplan contributed)