A new book promising an inside look at President Donald Trump’s second administration is already making waves in Washington—but according to multiple reports, it isn’t the revelations about national security or internal White House operations that have reportedly angered the president the most.

Instead, sources say one intensely personal detail involving his private living quarters has become the issue causing the greatest frustration behind closed doors.

The claim, published in Regime Change, a new book by New York Times reporters Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan, has reportedly prompted unusually strong reactions inside the White House, with aides describing the president as deeply upset over what they characterize as an invasion of his personal image.

Long before the book officially reached readers, anticipation inside the administration was already running high.

According to reports, White House officials had worried the authors might have obtained sensitive information—including possible audio from meetings inside the White House Situation Room, one of the government’s most secure facilities where senior officials discuss matters involving national security and international crises.

Those concerns generated significant attention ahead of publication.

But as excerpts from the book began circulating, another passage reportedly became the president’s biggest private frustration.

According to a report by Zeteo, people familiar with the matter said Trump has been particularly angered by descriptions of his personal bathroom and bedroom preferences.

Among the claims discussed is an assertion that the president prefers carpeting in a bathroom—an interior design choice the report says raised concerns among some White House staff about maintenance issues.

The description, while unrelated to policy or government operations, reportedly struck a nerve because of how it could affect the president’s public image.

One senior Trump appointee, speaking anonymously to Zeteo, described the president’s reaction in unusually direct terms.

“It makes him look so f—— gross,” the official reportedly said, referring to the book’s portrayal.

The same source claimed Trump believes the descriptions should never have been published and has privately expressed anger about the attention they have received.

According to people cited in the report, the president has complained to aides and longtime advisers specifically about the sections discussing his private living habits.

The episode reflects a recurring theme often associated with Trump throughout his political career: his close attention to public perception and media coverage.

Observers across multiple administrations have frequently described him as highly focused on how he is portrayed, particularly when stories move beyond politics and into his personal life.

That sensitivity, according to the report, helps explain why these passages reportedly provoked such a strong internal reaction.

The book itself explores a wide range of topics extending well beyond the president’s private quarters, including the inner workings of the White House, policy debates, and relationships among senior administration officials.

Yet it is the more personal anecdotes that have generated some of the strongest headlines during its first week of publication.

Reports also suggest the controversy contributed to a broader effort inside the administration to limit public discussion of the book.

According to Zeteo, sources familiar with internal conversations said officials were encouraged to avoid commenting publicly on its contents, although the White House has not publicly confirmed such an instruction.

As interest in the book continues to grow, attention has increasingly shifted from its political reporting to the personal details it contains.

Supporters of the president have dismissed portions of the reporting as sensationalized or inaccurate.

Others argue that books covering modern presidencies often include behind-the-scenes accounts of presidents’ personal routines alongside policy discussions.

Because many of the book’s claims rely on anonymous sources, readers are likely to continue debating both their accuracy and significance.

What is clear, however, is that the publication has already succeeded in capturing Washington’s attention.

Whether remembered for its reporting on national security, internal White House dynamics, or the unexpected controversy surrounding a president’s private living preferences, Regime Change has quickly become one of the capital’s most talked-about political books.

And according to those familiar with the reaction inside the administration, it may not be the biggest political revelations that have proven most upsetting.

Instead, it is the intensely personal details—true or disputed—that have reportedly become the ones the president wishes had never reached the public.