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Haberman and Swan promote 'Regime Change' in TV interviews

booksJun 26, 2026301,066

Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan appeared on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and on Morning Joe today to promote their new book Regime Change, sharing fresh anecdotes from its reporting. Excerpts and interviews describe a White House scene after Charlie Kirk's assassination in which President Trump first learned the news from his son Barron, as recounted in the book. The book also depicts personal details of Trump’s private residence, including damp carpets and junk food trash, and includes bathroom scenes that the reporting says angered the president. Haberman told the White House press corps that CNN’s Kaitlan Collins is "the only person" routinely challenging Trump aggressively, and Swan said "We get a lot of threats but we don’t talk about that publicly because we don’t want to encourage people." Regime Change was released this week and is sold out on Amazon. Critics on social media accused Haberman and Swan of withholding reporting from their newsrooms to save material for a lucrative book contract. Major outlets including the Washington Post and Rolling Stone ran excerpts and coverage highlighting allegations about Trump’s plans for retribution and other lesser-known White House developments after his return to power.

Mehdi Hasan
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🤢 Trump the Bathroom Slob? The president is mad at authors Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan for the bathroom scenes in 'Regime Change.' Plus: the Supreme Court turns a blind eye to Trump's racism as it screws over Haitians. Read today's First Draft:

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