Trump embraces claim he's more powerful than Hitler, Stalin and Napoleon in explosive new book

WASHINGTON, DC: President Donald J Trump has enthusiastically embraced a grand, world-historical narrative, ranking his absolute executive authority above some of the most notorious rulers in human history, including Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, and Napoleon Bonaparte.

The explosive revelation emerges from the highly anticipated book 'Regime Change', authored by The New York Times’ Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan, which is scheduled for publication on Tuesday, June 23.

The disclosure surfaces precisely as Trump openly boasts of discovering "no limits" to his executive office following the conclusion of the 100-day war with Iran.

In a subsequent, wide-ranging 45-minute broadcast interview with Axios, the president systematically framed global leaders, wartime allies, and domestic adversaries through a distinct lens of personal submission.

The sudden convergence of these imperial assertions with his expanding domestic authority has instantly ignited a fierce constitutional and political debate across Washington regarding the true boundaries of modern presidential power.

Executive boasts of surpassing historic autocrats

According to pre-release excerpts from the volume, Trump proudly displayed a customized document to the authors that contrasted his modern geopolitical reach against historical conquerors like Attila the Hun, Genghis Khan, and Mao Zedong.

The text reveals that Trump took pleasure in reading the list aloud, eagerly explaining how each absolute ruler ultimately fell short of his own contemporary administrative leverage as commander-in-chief.

"They didn't have airplanes, right? You couldn't travel around," Trump noted during the recorded exchange, pointing to the logistical limitations that restricted Alexander the Great and William the Conqueror.

The authors emphasize that the revealing aspect of the interaction was the complete ease with which Trump accepted an analytical lineage alongside tyrants who reshaped the global map strictly through fear.

Trump frames allies as deferential followers

The underlying "Great Man" philosophy heavily dictated Trump’s rhetoric upon returning from what he labeled a very dominant G7 summit in France.

Trump openly measured his international relationships by the degree of deference he extracted, noting that European leaders readily accepted his late-plenary assertion that he is the ultimate boss.

Turning his attention toward the Levant, Trump claimed complete authorship over Israel's structural survival, asserting that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu possesses deep respect for his directives. 

While acknowledging that his administration must keep the Israeli leader a little bit sane, Trump dismissed domestic Republican defense hawks who criticized the Iran memorandum, insisting that his maritime truce successfully forced an unconditional surrender and functional regime change in Tehran.

Golfer's caddy authored unverified historical text

The administration’s grand projection of global dominance faces a stark reality check regarding its primary source materials.

On Thursday afternoon, Trump posted the historical ranking document directly to his Truth Social account, confidently labeling its creator a prominent, mainstream presidential historian. 

However, investigative reporting inside the upcoming book uncovered that the grandiose text was actually drafted by a longtime golf caddy and personal confidant to South African sports legend Gary Player.

While the author’s background highlights a distinct lack of academic credentials, Trump has entirely adopted the document’s core conclusion: that his willingness to deploy American economic and military pressure on a global scale renders him by far the most powerful individual to ever walk the planet.