A new book is pulling back the curtain on President Donald Trump’s private life inside the White House, and the details are raising eyebrows far beyond Washington.
According to Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump, a forthcoming book by White House correspondents Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan, Trump’s second term has brought more than political chaos back to the executive mansion. It has also brought late-night snack messes, unusual bathroom choices, and behind-the-scenes tension over the president’s personal decorating obsessions.
The book, previewed by the Daily Mail, claims the 80-year-old president has a habit of snacking late into the night and leaving the evidence behind for staff to clean up the next morning.
According to the authors, Trump would reportedly leave empty potato chip bags, Starbucks wrappers, and ice cream cartons in the trash or scattered on the floor. Staffers also allegedly had to start keeping a closer eye on the trash after discovering that White House sterling silver utensils were sometimes being thrown away.
But the strange details reportedly did not stop there.
Haberman and Swan also claim Trump has insisted on keeping carpet in the bathroom, a design choice many modern homeowners would consider outdated and unsanitary. The book alleges that the carpet near the shower would often become soaked, leaving staff concerned about possible mold underneath.
Rather than replacing it with a bath mat, staff reportedly used small pieces of matching carpet that could be swapped out, dried, and rotated.
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment, according to the original report.
The book also describes an unusual living arrangement between Trump and First Lady Melania Trump. According to Haberman and Swan, the couple does not share the traditional master bedroom. Instead, Melania reportedly occupies the primary bedroom, while Trump has taken over a nearby room normally identified as a second-floor living room on White House maps.
That separate setup allegedly became the backdrop for a bizarre decorating battle inside the residence.
The authors claim Trump began moving items from the second-floor corridor into his own bedroom during the early weeks of the administration. Sometimes, they wrote, he carried the objects himself, rearranging pieces throughout the private quarters whenever he felt like it.
The problem, according to the book, was that some of those items had apparently been chosen by Melania.
When staff reportedly reminded Trump that he was taking pieces his wife had personally selected, the president allegedly made it clear he was not concerned. Haberman and Swan wrote that Trump appeared to be competing with Melania over who had the better room.
To deal with the missing decor, staffers reportedly photographed possible replacements and sent them to the first lady for approval.
The book paints a picture of White House aides caught in the middle of a private tug-of-war between the president and first lady, with Trump’s fixation on the look of his personal space becoming an ongoing headache behind the scenes.
That alleged tension also spilled into larger White House projects.
According to the authors, Melania was not thrilled when talk began circulating that Trump wanted to remake the Rose Garden in the style of his Mar-a-Lago patio. Her team reportedly made it known that she was unhappy with the idea.
The two eventually reached a compromise: the grass would be paved over with white stone, but the rose bushes would remain.
The book also claims Melania had concerns about Trump’s massive ballroom project, reportedly objecting to the size, location, and disruption of construction near the residence. But Trump ultimately got his way.
The president moved forward with plans for a sprawling 90,000-square-foot ballroom, a project the authors describe as continuing to grow until it was expected to become larger than the White House building itself.
For critics, the details fit a familiar pattern: Trump treating the White House less like the people’s house and more like another personal property to remodel in his own image.
For supporters, the allegations may be brushed off as gossip from longtime reporters who have closely covered Trump for years.
But either way, the book offers a startling look at life behind closed doors in Trump’s White House, from late-night snack messes and soaked bathroom carpet to a private decorating war between the president and first lady.
And once again, the drama surrounding Trump is not staying outside the White House gates. According to this account, it is unfolding deep inside the residence itself.
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You two authors are despicable. What positive impact did this piece of literary crap serve? President Trump is the most impressive and productive man ever to hold that OFFICE. I would be proud to have his bust on Mount Rushmore. You two are truly disgusting pieces of organic fertilizer.
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I would not want to share the bedroom with someone that works
Why is this filthy? Get a life! Sent from my iPhoneOn Jun 18, 2026,