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Trump Enforces Media Blackout Over “Regime Change” Book Claims

6/26/2026

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President Donald Trump has imposed an intra-administration media blackout on discussing the book.
The book *Regime Change* describes Trump's nightly snack trash, a carpeted bathroom, and staff-found chip bags and coffee wrappers in his bedroom.
A senior Trump appointee said the carpeted bathroom raised mold fears, prompting Trump to call the book’s habit claims libel and a privacy invasion.

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President Donald Trump has imposed an intra-administration media blackout on discussing the book.
The book *Regime Change* describes Trump's nightly snack trash, a carpeted bathroom, and staff-found chip bags and coffee wrappers in his bedroom.
A senior Trump appointee said the carpeted bathroom raised mold fears, prompting Trump to call the book’s habit claims libel and a privacy invasion.