Journalist Maggie Haberman's cowriter leapt to her defense Saturday after she questioned President Donald Trump's mental health and he slapped back with an insult-laden threat.
Jonathan Swan, co-author with Haberman of "Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump," took to social media to respond to the president's lengthy social media take-down of the text.
"Many people disagree with the president’s assessment," Swan said simply. "Thanks to you all for reading."
Swan also issued an invitation: "I would be honored to do another on-camera interview with President Trump whenever he wants."
Trump appeared unlikely to accept this invitation considering his critique of Haberman and Swan's book, which he delivered along with a defense of his health.
"Maggot Hagerman has covered me incorrectly for ten years," Trump wrote on Truth Social. "Her book is a joke! 90% of it is Fake News. She has made a living off her bad reporting, and will pay the price when our Multi Billion Dollar Lawsuit against The Failing New York Times gets to Court, which should not be that long."
Trump later noted, "Also, I just finished a perfect physical at Walter Reed, I do it every six months, and I requested another Cognitive Test, the only President to do so, three times, and I aced them all — Got every question right."
Haberman's response?
"Extremely grateful for the interest in our book," she wrote on X. "Thank you to those who have engaged with it. And hardcovers are being restocked!"