Aforthcoming book by The New York Times journalists Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan has made fresh claims about Donald Trump’s habits inside the White House, alleging that staff members had to monitor the president’s trash after he repeatedly discarded sterling silver utensils.
The allegations appear in Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump.
Neither Trump nor the White House has publicly responded to the specific claims detailed in the book.
Book alleges staff watched Trump’s trash
According to excerpts from the book, Trump was known as a late-night snacker who frequently left behind empty potato chip bags, Starbucks wrappers and ice cream cartons.
Haberman and Swan write that White House staff eventually began checking the trash after discovering that Trump was sometimes throwing away White House sterling silver utensils along with the packaging.
“A nighttime snacker, the president would frequently leave an array of empty potato chip bags, Starbucks wrappers, and ice cream cartons in the trash, or on the floor,” the authors wrote.
They added: “The staff had to begin monitoring the trash after it was discovered he was sometimes throwing out White House sterling silver utensils.”