A forthcoming book about Donald Trump’s presidency has made a series of unusual claims about his personal involvement in redecorating the White House, including an incident in which press secretary Karoline Leavitt allegedly found him holding a tube of superglue in the Oval Office.
The allegation appears in Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump, an upcoming book by New York Times reporters Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan.
According to the authors, Leavitt, who is currently on maternity leave, walked into the Oval Office one morning and found Trump making decorative changes himself instead of leaving the task to White House staff.
The White House had not publicly responded to the specific claims from the book at the time of publication.
What does the book claim?
According to Haberman and Swan, Trump was holding a tube of superglue while attempting to attach gold-colored decorative pieces to the marble fireplace mantel inside the Oval Office.
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“But one morning, Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, entered the Oval Office to find Mr. Trump personally making changes in décor,” the authors wrote. “The president had a tube of super glue in his hand… and was trying to adorn the marble fireplace mantel with new golden decorations.”
Other unusual allegations in the book
The book also includes claims about other aspects of Trump’s private habits inside the White House. According to the authors, he ordered carpeting to be installed in his White House bathroom instead of using a conventional bath mat.
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Haberman and Swan wrote that the section of carpet closest to the shower would often become soaked, leaving staff concerned about possible mold developing underneath.
The authors claimed White House employees reportedly kept multiple pieces of carpeting that could be swapped out and dried when necessary.
