With the return of President Donald Trump to the White House, the Oval Office — perhaps the most-recognizable office in the world — has received a makeover. Busts have been swapped out, new portraits have been hung and the famed Diet Coke button is back.
The Oval Office, a symbol of the presidency's grandeur and power, has undergone notable changes to align with Trump's preferences and goals. "As it was four years ago, a portrait of George Washington now hangs above the fireplace,
President Trump decorated the Oval Office with a collage of family photos and other personal effects that were on full display during his first day back in the White House.
The rug, which was in place during Ronald Reagan’s administration and during Trump’s first term, was reinstalled during Trump’s inauguration ceremony, according to CBS News. The Resolute Desk had to be partially disassembled in order to facilitate its return.
The carefully selected items in the Oval Office reflect the American president's preferences, including a button for ordering Coca-Cola
The Oval Office underwent an overhaul on Monday as Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president. Portraits of founding fathers George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, and Thomas Jefferson have returned to the presidential office,
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;
Every president since Ronald Reagan has left a note for his successor, and President Biden is the first to write a letter to someone who is both his successor and the predecessor who left a note for him.
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.
The button President Donald Trump used to order Diet Coke during his first term has returned to the Oval Office.
The 'cola button,' which had disappeared during the Biden administration, has reappeared after four years. President Trump installed the cola button in the Oval Office shortly after starting his first term in 2017. Pressing the round red button would provide the diet cola that Trump favored.
As President Joe Biden prepared to pass the baton to President-elect Donald Trump, he followed the tradition of leaving his successor a note.