Overview
- A June 18 preview of Regime Change by Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan reports that President Donald Trump occupies a second-floor 'living room' suite while First Lady Melania Trump uses the traditional master bedroom.
- The authors say that in the early weeks after the Trumps returned in January 2025 the President moved items into his suite and personally rearranged décor, which staff warned had been chosen by the First Lady.
- White House staff describe being caught between the two principals as they photographed replacement items for Melania, monitored trash after the President's late-night snacking, and tracked discarded sterling silver utensils.
- The book reports that Trump ordered the East Wing demolished in October 2025 to make room for a new ballroom, a project that authors say had expanded by early 2026 into a build larger than the White House itself.
- The full book is due June 23 and its reporting compiles staff anecdotes and timelines that update earlier coverage, noting that separate bedrooms are rare in modern presidencies and that the East Wing change has both symbolic and operational consequences for the First Lady’s office.