India, April 29 -- Two Atlantic reporters have revealed how they recovered a derailed sit-down with Donald Trump to land two interviews, not just one. The saga saw reporters Ashley Parker and Michael Scherer get hold of the US president's personal phone number and even receive a 1.28 am presidential "butt dial."

In a new piece, Parker and Scherer revealed that they were lined up for a White House interview and photo shoot initially, set for either the Oval Office or the Lincoln Bedroom. However, in the week they were scheduled to interview Trump, the president suddenly scrapped the sit-down, and even took to Truth Social to blast them. In a March 18 post, Trump slammed Parker as a "Radical Left Lunatic" and claimed Scherer "virtually alw...