United States President Donald Trump's McDonald's binge habits and screaming fits at top aides have been revealed in a new book co-written by his former campaign manager and another top aide.
In a memoir titled Let Trump Be Trump, Corey Lewandowski and David Bossie write that Mr Trump's "appetite seems to know no bounds when it comes to McDonald's", with his dinner order consisting of "two Big Macs, two Fillet-O-Fish, and a chocolate malted" milkshake.
According to The Washington Post, which obtained an advanced copy of the book, the authors detail what it was like to work on Mr Trump's campaign, which was dominated by his fast-food diet.
"On Trump Force One there were four major food groups: McDonald's, Kentucky Fried Chicken, pizza and Diet Coke," the authors write.
They also write of how the campaign plane's cupboards were stacked with junk food and how Mr Trump, a renowned "germaphobe", would not eat food that had been opened previously.
As well as Mr Trump's fast-food habits, the former aides describe how the President's wrath would "break most hardened men and women into little pieces".
"Sooner or later, everybody who works for Donald Trump will see a side of him that makes you wonder why you took a job with him in the first place," the authors wrote.
"His wrath is never intended as any personal offense, but sometimes it can be hard not to take it that way.
"The mode that he switches into when things aren't going his way can feel like an all-out assault; it'd break most hardened men and women into little pieces."
Bannon asked Manafort whether Trump knew of allegations
Despite having been fired as Mr Trump's campaign manager in June last year, the Post reports that Mr Lewandowski provides a "largely admiring portrait of his former boss".
Instead, he focuses his dissatisfaction at former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, who was indicted by a federal grand jury in October on 12 counts including conspiracy against the US.
In one of the more explosive excerpts, the co-authors write of former Breitbart News executive Stephen Bannon asking Mr Manafort about allegations levelled against him by The New York Times.
They said Mr Bannon read a few paragraphs of a transcript apparently sent by The New York Times, which sought comment from Mr Manafort on allegations he had received $US12.7 million from a Ukrainian political party.
After being asked by Mr Bannon if Mr Trump knew of the allegations, Mr Manafort responded, "What's to know, it's all lies".
When pressed by an unnamed woman who was in the room at the time, Mr Manafort replied, "It was a long time ago. I had expenses".
The Post reports that the authors write that "Mr Bannon knew what he had in his hand. It was an explosive, page one story".
