Trump would regularly consume 12 cans of Diet Coke a day, as per media reports. When pressed, a staffer would be summoned to provide the drink to the thirsty commander in chief.

The Hill reported that Trump, a soda devotee, reportedly had the button put in place on the Resolute Desk in order to “keep the carbonated beverages flowing”. It’s gone now,” tweeted journalist Tom Newton Dunn. Eventually, Trump pressed it, and a butler swiftly brought in a Diet Coke on a silver platter. When ShippersUnbound (Tim Shipman) and I interviewed Donald Trump in 2019, we became fascinated by what the little red button did.

“President Biden has removed the Diet Coke button. Biden’s Oval Office features framed photos of the family behind the Resolute Desk, beside a bust of Cesar Chavez, a Latin American workers rights activist, according to NZ Herald. The device installed at the Resolute Desk wasn’t visible in photos of Biden captured at the White House. WASHINGTON: It appears that US President Joe Biden has removed the ‘Diet Coke’ button installed on the presidential desk by his predecessor Donald Trump, who was devoted to the soda drink.

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