Piers Morgan and Donald Trump appear to be back on cordial terms after the broadcaster made a cheeky appeal to the US President to follow his advice if he wanted "a chance" at winning the election.
The co-host of Good Morning Britain appeared on the Fox News show, Fox & Friends, on Friday to plug his new book, Wake Up: Why the world has gone nuts.
Morgan used the opportunity to make a facetious proposal to the President, claiming he would divulge his secrets to success - but only if Trump re-followed him on Twitter.
The media personality, 55, has been openly critical of Trump's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, titling a Daily Mail column in April 'Shut the F*** Up Mr President' and dubbing his theories on a coronavirus cure "bats**t crazy" - a stance which appeared to irk the President into unfollowing him on the platform.
The two first met in 2008 when Morgan won the seventh season of Trump's reality show, Celebrity Apprentice.
Speaking to Fox & Friends, Morgan urged Trump to give him a second chance on social media.
"If the President is watching - he might be - I know you unfollowed me on Twitter because I was very critical [of] you in this crisis," Morgan said.
"You may want to re-follow me now because if you take my advice, you'll still have a chance to keep the White House."
It appears that Morgan's appeal paid off, as he later tweeted: "Just had a 25-minute chat on the phone with President @realDonaldTrump from the White House. His last words? 'Piers, I’m going to win'."
When the broadcaster's brother Jeremy jokingly tweeted about the "bizarre" family news, Piers replied: "Normal Saturday for me".
The presenter also revealed the topics they had covered, writing: "We talked about all sorts of stuff. The election, coronavirus, this week's debate, Joe Biden, Boris Johnson... and scam phone calls he'd received from people pretending to be me".
Trump appeared to confirm their reconciliation, re-tweeting a promotional post by Morgan regarding his new book.
"An Apprentice champion. Check out his very interesting new book!" the President wrote.
The bizarre turn of events follows the revelation that a record-setting 54 million Americans have already cast early ballots, according to data from the US Elections Project, ahead of the election on November 3.
The numbers are a clear indicator of the intense interest in the battle between the incumbent President, who is competing for his second term, and Democratic candidate Joe Biden. The impacts of COVID-19, a disease that has killed more than 224,000 Americans under the Trump administration, are set to play a pivotal role in the election, with the President facing widespread condemnation for his response to the pandemic.
