WASHINGTON — Donald Trump, in a meeting with House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy on Thursday, agreed to help the GOP retake control of the House in 2022.

McCarthy went to Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in South Florida where the two men discussed many topics, starting with how Republicans can win the seven seats needed in next year’s midterm elections to retake the House, according to an account of the meeting provided by the Save America PAC.

“President Trump’s popularity has never been stronger than it is today, and his endorsement means more than perhaps any endorsement at any time,” Save America said in a statement, calling the meeting “a very good and cordial one.”

A Jan. 15 Pew Research poll showed only a 29% job approval for Trump, the lowest of his presidency, as he was about to leave office.

McCarthy also said in a statement that Trump committed to helping elect Republicans in the House and Senate in 2022. He said a Republican majority “will listen to our fellow Americans and solve the challenges facing our nation” while Democrats have a divisive agenda “such as impeaching a president who is now a private citizen.”

The statements from McCarthy and Save America both included a picture of a smiling Trump standing next to the minority leader at the gilded Mar-a-Lago.

The meeting came as the Republican Party confronts a split between a faction that remains fiercely loyal to Trump and others keen to move on.