The interview was off. The writers surmised in their article that someone in Trump's camp had persuaded him not to do it. At 10:45 a.m. on a Saturday in late March, Scherer — armed with Trump's ...

Writers Ashley Parker and Michael Scherer of The Atlantic say they've learned one thing during their years of covering President Donald Trump: His first word is rarely his last one.

That last interview, this past Thursday, sparked a true “stop the presses” moment. The Atlantic had already sent Parker and Scherer's piece, the cover story for its June issue, to the printers.

Writers Ashley Parker and Michael Scherer of The Atlantic say they've learned one thing during their years of covering President Donald Trump: His first word is rarely his last one. That's obvious ...

Writers Ashley Parker and Michael Scherer of The Atlantic say they've learned one thing during their years of covering President Donald Trump: His first word is rarely his last one. That's obvious ...

Writers Ashley Parker and Michael Scherer of The Atlantic say they've learned one thing during their years of covering President Donald Trump: His first word is rarely his last one. That's obvious ...

That last interview, this past Thursday, sparked a true “stop the presses” moment. The Atlantic had already sent Parker and Scherer’s piece, the cover story for its June issue, to the printers.