If Donald Trump was looking for a way to upstage the Ted Cruz-John Kasich alliance, he just did. Big time. The Republican presidential front-runner signed a peace treaty of his own on Monday evening, agreeing to a one-on-one interview with Fox News Channel's Megyn Kelly — his media nemesis and a journalist he has called "the most overrated person on TV." 
 
 "Mr. Trump and I sat down together for a meeting earlier this month at my request," Kelly said in a statement. "He was gracious with his time, and I asked him to consider an interview. I am happy to announce he has agreed, and I look forward to a fascinating exchange — our first sit-down interview together in nearly a year." 
 
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 This deal, once almost impossible to imagine, represents a victory for both sides. For Trump, in the short run, it allows him to once again take attention away from his rivals, heading into Tuesday's slate of five primary contests in which he appears likely to perform well. More broadly — barring a total meltdown in the interview — it should help him re-cast his image, a process he has already begun in earnest. The genesis of the feud was a question from Kelly in a debate last August about whether the surly billionaire possesses a presidential "temperament." Trump hasn't shown one throughout most of the primary season, but being cordial with Kelly could make him look more statesmanlike. 
 
 And for Kelly, scoring this interview — which seems certain to be a ratings blockbuster — is a testament to patience and professionalism. She refused to cower as Trump hurled insults, yet she never responded with the same kind of personal vitriol. On her weekday primetime show, "The Kelly File," she has often represented Trump's perspective in exchanges with his critics, if only as a devil's advocate. She has been playing the long game all along, perhaps sensing that her level-headedness would eventually pay off. 
 
 The meeting Kelly referenced in her statement took place at Trump Tower in New York on April 13 and was the first major sign that tensions were beginning to ease. The "Kelly File" host told her viewers that night that she and the real estate magnate "had a chance to clear the air" after months of acrimony and that she hoped to announce an interview agreement soon. 
 
 Now that it's on, the Trump-Kelly sit-down will headline a previously announced special on Fox broadcasting called "Megyn Kelly Presents" on May 17. Fox said in a statement Monday that the hourlong telecast will include interviews with "a wide variety of notable guests (to be announced) from the entertainment world and other spheres of human interest." Kelly's regular primetime show on Fox News the next night will feature additional footage from her conversation with Trump. ||||| Fox News host Megyn Kelly will interview Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in a Fox TV special to air next month. 
 
 The GOP presidential front-runner will be a guest on "Megyn Kelly Presents," a prime-time special airing May 17 on Fox TV. Extended portions of the sit-down interview will also appear on "The Kelly File" on Fox News Channel beginning on May 18. 
 
 The interview, which will take place in New York, marks the first sit-down between the two since the August 2015 presidential debate on Fox News Channel. 
 
 Kelly will explore how events unfolded with Trump after the August debate as one of the most prominent voices covering the 2016 presidential campaign of the front-runner, according to a statement from Fox News. 
 
 She will also examine Trump’s successful campaign for the White House to date and his role in one of the most historic presidential runs in modern times. 
 
 "Mr. Trump and I sat down together for a meeting earlier this month at my request. He was gracious with his time and I asked him to consider an interview. I am happy to announce he has agreed, and I look forward to a fascinating exchange — our first sit-down interview together in nearly a year,” Kelly said in a statement announcing the upcoming interview. 
 
 In addition to the Trump interview, “Megyn Kelly Presents” will feature a wide variety of notable guests from the entertainment world and other spheres of human interest to be interviewed by Kelly. The full list of guests will be announced at a later date. 
 
 FOX News Chairman & CEO Roger Ailes is the show’s senior executive producer, while broadcast veteran Bill Geddie serves as the executive producer.
– Megyn Kelly's meeting with Donald Trump didn't just serve to iron out a truce. After requesting an interview with the Republican frontrunner, Kelly says Trump has agreed to appear in the special Megyn Kelly Presents, to air on May 17, Fox News reports. Extra segments will be featured afterward on The Kelly File. "I look forward to a fascinating exchange—our first sit-down interview together in nearly a year," says Kelly. The Washington Post calls it "a victory for both sides," allowing Trump to "re-cast his image" and Kelly to showcase her "patience and professionalism." Plus, the special is "certain to be a ratings blockbuster."