Trump’s Bid to Bury Embarrassing Book Backfires Spectacularly

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A book filled with damning revelations about Donald Trump’s second term is on track to be the bestselling nonfiction work of 2026, despite the president’s best efforts to undermine it.

The https://www.thedailybeast.com/all-the-bombshells-in-damning-new-white-house-book-regime-change/" rel="" target="_self" title="https://www.thedailybeast.com/all-the-bombshells-in-damning-new-white-house-book-regime-change/">book, Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump, by New York Times reporters Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan, has sold over 500,000 units since its June 23 publication and has topped the New York Times nonfiction bestseller list for three consecutive weeks, https://www.axios.com/2026/07/22/scoop-regime-change-sells-500000-on-track-for-nonfiction-bestseller-of-26" rel="">Axios reported on Wednesday.

The figure includes hardcover, audio, and e-book sales.

The strong sales follow a furious https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-melts-down-in-midnight-rant-on-bombshell-book/" rel="">public attack by Trump, 80, who lashed out at Haberman in a post on Truth Social shortly after the book’s release.

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