'Had a fit': Trump raged at Secret Service over White House sleeping arrangements

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as he attends U.S. Park Police Anacostia Operations Facility to meet with police and the military, after deploying National Guard troops in the nation's capital, in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 21, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard

The Daily Beast has a vodcast devoted exclusively to President Donald Trump: "Inside Trump's Head." During an appearance on the vodcast posted on August 21, Trump biographer Michael Wolff shared some anecdotes from his first presidency — including a conflict between the president and his security detail over his sleeping arrangements.

Wolff told host Joannna Coles that members of the U.S. Secret Service (USSS) vehemently objected when Trump installed a lock on his bedroom door in the White House.

Wolff explained, "This was a confrontation…. The Secret Service) actually took it off, demanded that it be taken off."

According to Wolff, Trump also became angry after White House domestic staff changed his bedsheets. The author told Coles, "He had a fit. What that's about, I have no idea."

The Secret Service, Wolff noted, found that Trump had much different habits in the White House Oval Office than previous presidents.

"It's like a bus station, it’s just filled with people, 20 people, 30 people, more," Wolff recalled. "They bring in chairs. Almost anyone can come in and sit down and Trump is behind the desk talking, talking."

The Trump biographer continued, "It's like a monologue... And sometimes, it's kind of funny, he's trying to make jokes, or then digressing into, you know, have no idea where. And everybody is sitting there pretending to listen."

Watch the full video on the Daily Beast's website (subscription required).