Trump calls – President Donald Trump dismissed “Regime Change,” the new book by Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan, as “mostly made up, Fake News, largely fiction,” attacking Haberman’s credibility, denying any implied audio evidence, and returning to familiar themes about t
When President Donald Trump posted his response on Truth Social Saturday night, it didn’t read like a careful critique. It landed like a dismissal—swift, personal, and sweeping.
“Mostly made up. Fake News. largely fiction. ” Trump wrote about “Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump. ” the new book by veteran journalists Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan. In the same post. he called Haberman a “third rate writer and intellect. ” revived his longstanding nickname for the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist—“Magot [sic] Hagerman”—and accused the authors of fabricating key details.
The post also challenged a central implication in the book’s reporting. Trump denied that Haberman and Swan have audio recordings “that they imply they have,” before pivoting to familiar talking points about the 2024 election and Iran.
The broadside capped a week in which “Regime Change” had already saturated the political news cycle. Long before the book’s official release, it generated headlines through steady excerpts, television interviews, and behind-the-scenes revelations. Haberman and Swan appeared on CBS Mornings. The Daily Show. The View. and Morning Joe as they discussed what they framed as the culmination of more than two years of reporting—built on over 1. 000 interviews with administration officials. advisers. and others close to Trump.
In their account. the authors describe an increasingly insulated White House. where loyalty often outweighs dissent. and where Trump’s personal instincts increasingly shape policy. Swan has characterized the book as an examination of how Trump expanded executive authority during his second term. Haberman has said their reporting centers on how decisions are made inside the administration.
But the public conversation has been pulled hardest by particular anecdotes—stories Trump has now rejected outright.
Among them is an account that Trump reportedly showed the authors a document comparing his influence to notorious historical figures. including Mao Zedong. Joseph Stalin. Napoleon Bonaparte. Attila the Hun. and Genghis Khan. Haberman and Swan later determined that the document was written not by a historian. but by longtime caddies of Trump ally and Hall of Fame golfer Gary Player.
The book also describes the growing influence of longtime aide Natalie Harp. portraying her as a constant presence who helps manage Trump’s information flow and social media. The authors point to moments where Harp’s proximity appears to translate into access and control of what reaches Trump. Trump, in turn, proclaimed Harp’s personal loyalty: “She’ll never leave me.”.
Haberman and Swan argue that these episodes aren’t just colorful details. They say the stories illustrate a presidency increasingly shaped by personal loyalty, image management, and a shrinking inner circle.
Trump’s response—on top of his broader habit of attacking journalists who deliver unfavorable coverage—was blunt. He wrote that Haberman “continues to spew out garbage” and insisted she had been “wrong about just about everything else.” Haberman has been one of Trump’s most frequent targets over the past decade.
All of it landed as “Regime Change” stayed at the center of a political week that kept widening the spotlight: excerpts, media appearances, and now Trump’s own public rebuke.
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Fake news book lol.
I mean if he’s already claiming it’s fiction then why are they talking about it like it’s some smoking gun? Also the “audio evidence” part sounds like a reach, like they just want clicks.
Wait so Trump says there’s no audio but the book implies there is? Isn’t that literally how books work, like they just assume stuff and call it reporting. Maggie Haberman is always in his business though, so I don’t even know what to believe.
This is just regime change drama again, like why are we still stuck on what some journalist wrote? Trump posting on Truth Social = proof it’s all made up, right? And then Iran and the election get thrown in, so it’s probably propaganda either way. I didn’t even read it, just saw the headline and the parts about “audio” and it’s a mess.