President Donald Trump has allegedly prohibited members of his administration from speaking to the media about a new book from top Trump reporters after it accused the president of abandoning wrappers and cartons from late-night snacking around his bedroom.
In Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump, a new book about Trump’s second term by New York Times reporters Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan, the authors claim White House staff have been forced to clean up after Trump’s snack habits.
“A nighttime snacker, the President would frequently leave an array of empty potato chip bags, Starbucks wrappers, and ice cream cartons in the trash, or on the floor,” Haberman and Swan wrote in their book.
Trump is reportedly so “infuriated” by the allegations that he’s barred his staff from talking about the book to members of the media, a senior Trump appointee told Zeteo reporter Asawin Suebsaeng.
The Independent has asked the White House for comment.
Haberman and Swan claim White House staff had to monitor trash cans around the president’s bedroom because they discovered “he was sometimes throwing out White House sterling silver utensils,” according to their book.
The book, which takes readers inside the White House during the first year of Trump’s second term, includes other revelations about Trump’s alleged daily habits — including his reported request for carpet in bathrooms, which have to be regularly changed out because they constantly get wet from showers.
The unnamed senior Trump appointee told Zeteo that the president allegedly “sees everything” reported about him and that it “makes him look so f***ing gross.”
“He knows about the trash and bathroom sections, and thinks it’s complete bulls**** that it got published,” the appointee said.
The president has not publicly confirmed or denied any of the reports, but he does have a long history of enjoying unhealthy foods, such as Diet Coke and McDonald’s, and has sometimes used them in his political maneuvers.
During his 2024 presidential campaign, the president wore an apron and handed out fries to pre-selected McDonald’s customers as a publicity stunt to appeal to working-class voters. Earlier this year, he ordered McDonald’s via DoorDash to highlight his so-called “no tax on tips” policy.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. confirmed the president’s dietary preferences on The Katie Miller Podcast earlier this year, claiming the president “drinks the Diet Coke at all times.”
“The interesting thing about the president is that he eats really bad food, which is McDonald’s, and, you know, candy and Diet Coke,” Kennedy told Miller. “I don’t know how he’s alive, but he is.”
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