Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

LetMyPeopleVote

(184,164 posts)
25. Enraged Trump melts down over new book in midnight tirade: 'They don't have audio tapes!
Sun Jun 28, 2026, 05:27 PM
Sunday

trump is melting down over the Haberman and Swann book. This meltdown makes me smile

President Donald Trump unleashed a lengthy attack on journalist Maggie Haberman at midnight Saturday over a new book about him, dismissing the work as fiction and hurling insults at the New York Times reporter who has covered him for years.

Raw Story (@rawstory.com) 2026-06-28T12:30:18.669Z

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-haberman-2677121543/

President Donald Trump unleashed a lengthy attack on journalist Maggie Haberman at midnight Saturday over a new book about him, dismissing the work as fiction and hurling insults at the New York Times reporter who has covered him for years.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump said he had been briefed on the book and was unimpressed, deriding both the project and its author — whose name he mangled throughout the post.

"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.

He went on to belittle Haberman personally while taking credit for her career.

"She is a third rate writer and intellect, who has made a first rate income because of your favorite President, ME," Trump wrote.

The president then ran through a familiar list of grievances, claiming Haberman had been "wrong about me on the Elections," wrong about "the Russia, Russia, Russia Hoax," and "wrong about me on just about everything else." He complained that she "continues to spew out garbage, and people continue to buy it."

Trump also disputed a specific element of the reporting, insisting that the book's authors lack evidence they have suggested they possess.

"And they don't have the audio tapes that they imply they have," he wrote. "Just another Margot Con Job!"

trump is really upset about the tapes of the Situation Room meetings that trump did not attend. That tells you trump is worried

Recommendations

1 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

Maggie Haberman is the asshole's go-to-reporter of the tepid NYT. AZLD4Candidate Jun 14 #1
Be afraid... be very afraid. FalloutShelter Jun 14 #2
LOL. Okay. PSPS Jun 14 #19
trump aides descend into panic over reporters' 'shocking breach' of Situation Room: report LetMyPeopleVote Jun 14 #3
Uh oh.... SergeStorms Jun 14 #17
OMG. A physical/verbal record of actual high level discussions?? Run!! Evolve Dammit Jun 14 #4
Isn't it SOP to do a sweep before these "top secret" meetings, and make sure there are no recording devices? FakeNoose Jun 14 #5
This WAS NOT a top secret meeting... reACTIONary Jun 14 #15
Exactly. This same kind of locker room talk comes out every night on Trump's Truth account Bluetus Jun 15 #20
Exactly. These were Sit Room meetings Deminpenn Jun 15 #22
That is what the room is to be used for but not this time and 2 people phoned in for the meeting Bev54 Jun 14 #16
Gosh, how in the world could that have happened? tanyev Jun 14 #6
Scoop: Trump aides fear Haberman and Swan obtained Situation Room tapes for "Regime Change" LetMyPeopleVote Jun 14 #7
So, who had the most to gain from such a leak? sheshe2 Jun 14 #8
The only mystery for me ... Tasmanian Devil Jun 14 #9
Staged leak LuvLoogie Jun 14 #10
I smell bullshit JoseBalow Jun 14 #11
This message was self-deleted by its author Ponietz Jun 14 #12
Performative live love laugh Jun 14 #13
will wait for it being in library. if they still exist. dave99 Jun 14 #14
Rep. Jeffries, crank up the old subpoena machine! LudwigPastorius Jun 14 #18
He can't until we retake the House. BumRushDaShow Jun 15 #23
The great thing I see here Laha Jun 15 #21
Not to worry. Next week, the Magster will get a one-on-one interview with Anal Fistula and the tapes will 3Hotdogs Jun 15 #24
Enraged Trump melts down over new book in midnight tirade: 'They don't have audio tapes! LetMyPeopleVote Sunday #25
For the love of Christmas, RELEASE THEM! Blue Owl Sunday #26
Whose fault is it if Haberman and Swan have recordings from the Situation Room? They weren't in the meetings, sop Sunday #27
White House counsel David Warrington... Grins Sunday #28
Latest Discussions»Latest Breaking News»'We're Afraid': Top Trump...»Reply #25