Trump attacks – President Donald Trump used his Truth Social account over the weekend to attack New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman over her new book, “Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump,” calling it largely fiction and insulting her in a rant t
For the third time in as many lines, President Donald Trump tried to hit the same nerve—then lost the words.
Over the weekend. Trump fired off a Truth Social salvo at New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman. taking aim at a new book that he says paints him inaccurately and unfairly. He claimed he received “a very quick and boring briefing” about “Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump. ” a volume Haberman co-authored with fellow Times reporter Jonathan Swan.
Trump’s post accused the book of being nothing but manufactured material. “It is mostly made up. Fake News. largely fiction. as have been most of the things she has written about me for so many years. ” he wrote on Truth Social. He added. “She is a third rate writer and intellect. who has made a first rate income because of your favorite President. ME.”.
Trump has a long-running habit of assigning insulting nicknames to critics and rivals. In the past, he has typically called Haberman “Maggot Hagerman.” In this weekend’s message, he tried to do it again—twice, and then again.
On his first reference, he called her “Magot Hagerman.” A few sentences later, he landed on “Margot.” Then he topped off the rant with an emphatic line about Iran: “And Iran will never have a Nuclear Weapon!!!” He closed the post with his own name, in all caps: “President DONALD J. TRUMP.”
In the same message, Trump did not attack Swan.
The fury is tied to the contents of “Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump.” The book includes a description of a meeting held by senior Trump officials—in the White House Situation Room—over fallout on files related to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. who was once a close friend of Trump. The disclosures also extend to Trump’s political orbit beyond the White House itself. detailing how trillionaire Elon Musk essentially became “co-president” for four months after spending piles of cash to help Trump in the 2025 election.
Another section of the book describes a darker, constitutional question the Trump White House weighed: suspending habeas corpus, a fundamental constitutional right meant to prevent the government from detaining people indefinitely without a formal charge.
Taken together, the weekend rant is not just about a byline. Trump’s choice to attack Haberman’s credibility while attempting to resurrect his own trademark nickname—only to misfire on it—lands alongside disclosures the book says came from inside the White House decision-making process. The juxtaposition between a public dismissal as “Fake News. largely fiction” and the specific subject matter the book raises—Jeffrey Epstein’s files. Musk’s role described as “co-president. ” and even the consideration of suspending habeas corpus—makes the dispute feel less like a routine media spat and more like a fight over what happened. who was in the room. and what the government considered doing.
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