With the sheer number of books about the first Trump administration, it’s been hard for the president’s critics in the media to keep up the pace thus far in his second term.
But now that one bombshell new book from reporters at the New York Times has emerged, President Donald Trump made sure to let them know what he thought about it.
The Hill provided these details:
“Based on a very quick and boring briefing concerning the Magot Hagerman book about me, 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,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social, referring to New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman.
ADVERTISEMENT“She is a third rate writer and intellect, who has made a first rate income because of your favorite President, ME,” he added.
Haberman and Jonathan Swan have recently shared excerpts of their reporting set to be published in their book “Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump.” Swan is also a former reporter for The Hill.
Portions of the book allege Trump administration officials have considered suspending habeas corpus and strategized on how to handle the Jeffrey Epstein scandal during a meeting inside the Situation Room.
His latest jab at Haberman drew some attention on social media:
Sue her. Also since our very CORRUPT Congress won't reinstate the Smith Mundt act. Maybe think about an EO to stop the bullshit. Your not banning free speech, just not allowing destructive propaganda during this war time. The legacy media will have to shut down if they cant lie
— MAGA- G- (@LEOwife122) June 28, 2026
🤣 good morning to everyone except for Magot Hagerman https://t.co/6mrJ4vY3sq
— Whale Psychiatrist ™️ (@k_ovfefe2) June 28, 2026
It's pretty pitiful after all you've done to turn around this country in every way ,shape,and form that there's still sooooo much evil trying to make a buck by discrediting you!!
— True American🇺🇲 (@rbronco11) June 28, 2026
Mediaite added these details:
Trump also denied that Haberman and co-author Jonathan Swan obtained audio recordings from inside the Situation Room — which reportedly has been a concern of White House aides.
ADVERTISEMENT“And they don’t have the audio tapes that they imply they have,” Trump wrote. “Just another Margot Con Job! And Iran will never have a Nuclear Weapon!!”
Haberman and Swan, across numerous interviews promoting their book, have not commented on whether or not they have Situation Room tapes — which, if they did, would be a stunning leak from a highly-secured space. But Swan told MS Now on Monday, “it is notable that there haven’t been denials of very specific scenes inside the Situation Room, which include extensive dialogue.”
There have been dozens of splashy revelations from the book, which has been the talk of Washington for the past week.
Here’s what the authors had to say during a recent CBS News interview:
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