President Donald Trump has restored his famed Diet Coke button to the Oval Office to easily order his favorite drink at his heart’s content. The red button inside a wooden box was already on the Resolute Desk by mid-afternoon on Inauguration Day waiting for Trump, reported The Wall Street Journal.
After Joe Biden took office in 2021, reports emerged that he had removed the Diet Coke button from the presidential desk. However, with Trump back in the Oval Office, the button has returned to its rightful place, a symbol of his long-standing devotion to the soda.
Donald Trump has already made his mark on the Oval Office after being sworn in as the 47th president on Monday. | ITV National News
Donald Trump, who has returned as the 47th president of the United States, made major changes to the Oval Office on his first day back. The office now has a portrait of Andrew Jackson, a decision that had previously sparked controversy as Jackson was a slave owner and was responsible for the forced removal of Native Americans from their lands.
President Trump reinstalls the famous Diet Coke button on the Oval Office desk, along with other personalized changes marking his return to the White House.
As Donald Trump returned to the Oval Office for his second, non-consecutive term, so did the highly popular Diet Coke button, which the US President uses to order his favourite beverage.
Donald Trump has returned as the president of the United States. On Day 1 of his second term, he made some changes to the Oval Office, his formal working space. The US leader has brought back former President Andrew Jackson’s portrait;
Donald Trump, who has expressed his love for American fast food like McDonald's and KFC, also toasted Vice-President JD Vance with Diet Coke at his inauguration ceremony.