Article snippet: Most popular on BostonGlobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories WASHINGTON — White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Wednesday that two phone calls President Donald Trump spoke publicly about receiving — from the head of the Boy Scouts and the president of Mexico — were not fabricated but instead took place in person. ‘‘The conversations took place,’’ Sanders told reporters at a White House briefing. ‘‘They just simply didn’t take place over a phone call. ... He had them in person.’’ Both Trump claims of phone calls had been disputed in recent days by the other parties involved. Trump said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal last week that he had received a call after his July 24 appearance at a national scouts jamboree in West Virginia, where his speech drew heavy criticism because it was laced with political rhetoric. ‘‘I got a call from the head of the Boy Scouts saying it was the greatest speech that was ever made to them, and they were very thankful,’’ Trump told The Journal, according to a transcript obtained and published by Politico. The Boy Scouts are denying a claim by President Trump that the head of the organization called the president to praise his political speech. An official with the Scouts said Wednesday that the organization was not aware of such a phone call. Last week, Michael Surbaugh, the chief scout executive of the Boy Scouts, wrote to parents that h... Link to the full article to read more