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President Donald Trump has wasted no time in making his mark as the 47th President of the United States.
He's signed executive orders, overturned the TikTok ban, and declared a war on everything from immigration to gender.
This isn't the only thing Trump has done during his first days in office, turning the White House into a modern reboot of Tim Allen's Home Improvement.
Presidents get to remodel the Oval Office during their term, and each has their quirks.
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Barack Obama apparently liked to have a bowl of apples on a coffee table near the fireplace, while Joe Biden reportedly always had chocolate-chip cookies nearby.
Donald Trump is a confessed lover of McDonald's and even pulled off a stint serving fries while on the campaign trail in Pennsylvania.
He doesn't quite have a constant box of McNuggets next to the newly reinstated bust of Winston Churchill, but according to The Wall Street Journal, he's brought back his favorite beverage thanks to his Diet Coke call button.
As well as having his finger on the figurative nuclear button, Trump has many other buttons at his disposal.
The famous Resolute Desk (sometimes known as the Hayes Desk) has been a regular feature of the White House since Queen Victoria gave it to President Rutherford B. Hayes in 1880. Various Presidents have used it or opted not to, but since the Clinton administration, it's stayed put.
Inside a wooden box on the Resolute Desk is the red presidential call button that's been there since George W. Bush's 2001 presidency.
We imagine it's thirsty work being one of the most powerful people in the world, and with President Trump hoping to quench that thirst, he's reinstated his Diet Coke call button.
The Wall Street Journal was allowed inside the revamped Oval Office on inauguration day, with Annie Linskey writing: "A tray of pens was ready on the Resolute Desk for Trump to sign executive orders. A valet button that Trump famously used to order Diet Cokes was set up and ready to go."
Tonight, President Trump received the first ever Presidential Commemorative Inaugural Diet Coke bottle from the Chairman and CEO of Coca-Cola Company, James Quincey 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/IgV2pxHnxD
— Margo Martin (@margomartin) January 15, 2025
Instead of the red button calling in aides to save the POTUS if something goes wrong, Trump had it repurposed to have a valet bring him his favorite drink on a silver platter.
Speaking to the Financial Times in 2017, Trump joked that people think the button is the nuclear button, adding: "Everyone does get a little nervous when I press that button."
Biden was spotted without the red button during his first days in office, and although it was eventually returned to the Resolute Desk, it was seemingly repurposed from ordering a cool Diet Coke.
Trump has made plenty of sweeping changes to erase the Biden administration, not least of all by reinstalling the Diet Coke button. We should've seen this coming, as on January 25, Trump's deputy communications director Margo Martin shared a shot of him being presented with the first Presidential Commemorative Inaugural Diet Coke bottle by Coca-Cola CEO James Quincey.
At least Trump is staying hydrated during his presidential return, and with Elon Musk also being a huge fan of Diet Coke, this could be what brought the pair together.
