Review Says 'Regime Change' Details $1 Billion Trump Family Gain in 14 Months
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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 18
Review Says 'Regime Change' Details $1 Billion Trump Family Gain in 14 Months
1 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 18
Summary
Fintan O'Toole's review says Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan's “Regime Change” portrays Trump’s first 14 months back in office as a period when the family fortune grew by more than $1 billion.
A January 2026 exchange anchors that account: asked why he now allowed new foreign business deals, Trump replied that “nobody cared” and that he was “allowed to.”
O'Toole argues the book links that impunity to enablers around Trump — loyal aides, a Republican Congress, tech executives and his MAGA base — rather than to any lack of public exposure.
The review says the book revisits already familiar flashpoints from Trump’s second term, including tariff turmoil, pressure on the Federal Reserve, immigration crackdowns and a stumble toward war with Iran.
O'Toole casts the book as a test for journalism itself, arguing Trump has defied the usual pattern in which revelation brings political consequences.