Mediaite - Atlantic Writers Spill on Butt Dials and Phone Calls From Trump: ‘Don’t Ask How We Got His Number’

David Gilmour
Apr 28th, 2025, 11:23 am



According to their newly published piece, Parker and Scherer were initially lined up for a White House interview and photo shoot, which was set for either the Oval Office or the Lincoln Bedroom. But on the very week of their scheduled sit-down, Trump abruptly scrapped the meeting and blasted them on Truth Social.

On March 18, Trump took to social media to shred Parker, whom he called a “Radical Left Lunatic” and Scherer, whom he said “virtually always LIES.”

The writers explained that someone on Trump’s team – they aren’t sure who – apparently reminded him of some of their less-than-flattering past coverage of him. As a result, the photo op and interview were promptly scrapped. But Parker and Scherer weren’t about to let a canceled meeting stop them and set about getting a direct line to the president.

“Don’t ask how we got his number,” they teased in the article, adding only that “the White House staff have imperfect control over Trump’s personal communication devices.”

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