President Donald Trump has reinstalled a button on the Oval Office desk that alerts White House staff when he wants a fresh can of Diet Coke. The Oval Office, perhaps the most famous room in the White House,
WASHINGTON (CNN) - President Donald Trump’s love for Diet Coke is well known. So, it’s no surprise his infamous “Diet Coke button” has been reinstalled at the Oval Office desk for his second term. Trump used the red valet button to order Diet Cokes during his first term between 2017 and 2021.
Donald Trump had used the valet button to order Diet Coke beverages between 2017 and 2021 - during his first presidency - but then Joe Biden had it removed when he came into power
Joe Biden’s blue rug was swapped for Trump’s neutral-coloured one as part of a switch from the outgoing president’s belongings to the incoming one’s, and Trump’s infamous red Diet Coke button reportedly was back in place by as early as mid-afternoon on inauguration day.
The Wall Street Journal reported the valet button, which the president used to order Diet Cokes during his first term, already had been reinstalled Monday even before he was sworn into office. Another story said he was reported to drink around a dozen Diet Cokes a day in 2018, though it is unknown if he maintains that habit.
Donald Trump's beloved soda button is back and ready for four more years of thirst quenching with just a push.
A tray of pens was also ready for Trump to kick off his slew of extreme executive orders, among them renaming the Gulf of Mexico to Golf of America, and departing the World Health Organization (WHO) as well as the Paris Agreement, which legally binds nations to combat climate change.
The return of the Diet Coke button and Trumps well-documented culinary preferences highlight his emphasis on personal comfort and routines during his time in office.
Company chair and CEO James Quincey has presented President-elect Trump with a special commemorative bottle of Diet Coke ahead of Trump's inauguration.
The Diet Coke button, a unique feature from Donald Trump's first term, has returned to the White House. It alerts butlers when Trump desires his favor
Donald Trump has had a number of changes made to the Oval Office upon his return to the White House, including the reinstallation of a button which automatically requests a glass of Diet Coke