Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleMelania Trump reportedly objected to Elon Musk staying overnight at the White House, but her concerns were overruled, leading to Musk spending multiple nights in the Lincoln Bedroom. These details are revealed in "Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump," a new book by New York Times reporters Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan. Musk, who served as a special government employee, confirmed that he stayed at the White House at the president's invitation, despite his promises to cut government spending coinciding with an increase in spending. The book also highlights tensions between Musk and other figures in the president's circle, including White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. "Regime Change" further details the president's redecorating habits, the separate bedrooms maintained by the president and the first lady, and a term of endearment for his son Barron. In fullThe one guest Melania didn’t want staying over at the White House - but she was overruledThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

The first lady reportedly pushed back at her husband's bromantic bud bunking at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.

The guest spent multiple nights in the Lincoln Bedroom at the White House