It's a warped idea of what fanciness or indulgence denotes, which is both a perfect encapsulation of Trump's public persona and, in part, what led to Diet Coke's heyday in the '90s.Ĭonsider the often-memed image of Trump and Melania standing, wax figure-like, in their $100 million New York penthouse. While assigning goodness or inherent value to a food item can turn into an uncomfortable pseudo-classist exercise (like when the New York Times hosted a quiz where readers could guess whether refrigerators belonged to Biden voters or Trump voters based on their contents), there's a certain 'Home Alone 2: Escape to New York' childishness inherent to slapping a button 12 times a day as a way to demand a Diet Coke on a silver platter. Its existence is a reminder for some of the most laughable parts of Trump's personality (and its removal seems to have been an almost a necessary exorcism). The fact that Trump appropriated for it for such use is, frankly, unsurprising. Everyone does get a little nervous when I press that button.'Īccording to the Associated Press, the button has been a fixture 'on the Resolute Desk that presidents have used for decades,' though not for summoning diet soda. He jokingly asked if it was the nuclear button, to which Trump replied, 'No, no, everyone thinks it is. In 2017, the Washington Post published that he reportedly drank a dozen cans of Diet Coke per day and, while the majority of Americans are just finding out about the Diet Coke button, that same year, Demetri Sevastopulo wrote for The Financial Times about how he noticed the red button on Trump's desk. Throughout Trump's presidency, his obsessive love of the beverage was well-documented. 'Eventually Trump pressed it, and a butler swiftly brought in a Diet Coke on a silver platter. 'When and I interviewed Donald Trump in 2019, we became fascinated by what the little red button did,' Dunn tweeted. And, according to broadcast journalist Tom Newton Dunn, Biden removed Donald Trump's 'Diet Coke button,' which the former president used to request cold sodas on-demand.

He rejoined the Paris Climate Accord and recommitted the United States to the World Health Organization. He halted construction on the border wall and re-established DACA protections. President Joe Biden had a busy first day in office.

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