I wonder if Trump has gone and made a deal with them in exchange for his life?

I could easily speculate the same but hearing nothing but unsourced speculation or outright made up sources from these so called journalists makes me less likely to believe it. Outside of being pro-Trump more often, NYP isn't much better than WaPo.

On the other hand, it's entirely possible that it is indeed the plan, and this story is one of many to come to program the idea in our conscious so it doesn't totally come out of left field.