Trump’s luxury White House life gets messy as new book reveals habits

Politics
19 Jun 2026 • 9:28 PM MYT
The Independent
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Trump’s luxury White House life gets messy as new book reveals habits

  • White House staff began monitoring the president's trash after discovering he was discarding sterling silver utensils.
  • The president's alleged snacking habits also led staff to monitor his bedroom, where empty food wrappers and ice cream cartons were often left on the floor.
  • These revelations come from the upcoming book 'Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump' by New York Times journalists Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan.
  • The book claims Melania Trump and the president maintained separate bedrooms, a living arrangement not seen since President Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon.
  • The president reportedly moved items from the White House's Center Hall into his room, sometimes disregarding his wife's selections, and she was reportedly unhappy about Rose Garden renovations.

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