Diet Coke soda button reinstalled
The button gained fame after it was revealed by Trump himself in 2017 that he uses it to summon sodas during his term. The famous, red-colored button is hidden inside a wooden box, and made to look like a part of the wooden table itself.
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
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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.
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The revamped White House Oval Office will once again feature the Diet Coke button that President Trump used to summon sodas during his first term. The famous little red button, hidden inside a wooden box, was spotted on Trump’s resolute desk after his inauguration ceremony on Monday, according to the Wall Street Journal.
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.