Overview
- Late Saturday, President Trump posted an all-caps denunciation on Truth Social calling Maggie Haberman’s book “mostly made up, Fake News” and repeatedly insulting the author.
- Regime Change, by Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan, paints a portrait of an insulated second-term White House where loyalty often outweighs dissent and the president’s instincts drive decisions.
- The book includes intimate, embarrassing anecdotes about Trump’s habits in the White House, including late‑night snacking and reports that staff monitored trash after he discarded sterling silver, which have fueled public attention.
- Reporting that cites detailed conversations in the Situation Room prompted alarm inside the White House and a months‑long internal leak hunt that sources say has stalled because some investigators were themselves implicated.
- The president’s public rebuke appears to have increased the book’s visibility and sales, with at least one report of strong first‑day sales, and the controversy leaves unresolved legal, security, and personnel questions for the administration.