Back in his first term, President Trump had an infamous red button installed that would alert staff when he was craving a Diet Coke. The WSJ has officially reported that the red velvet button has been reinstalled.

The Wall Street Journal reported the valet button, which the president used to order Diet Cokes during his first term, already had been reinstalled Monday even before he was sworn into office. Another story said he was reported to drink around a dozen Diet Cokes a day in 2018, though it is unknown if he maintains that habit.

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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.

WASHINGTON (CNN) - President Donald Trump’s love for Diet Coke is well known. So, it’s no surprise his infamous “Diet Coke button” has been reinstalled at the Oval Office desk for his second term. Trump used the red valet button to order Diet Cokes during his first term between 2017 and 2021.

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.

The button President Donald Trump used to order Diet Coke during his first term has returned to the Oval Office.

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.

President Trump decorated the Oval Office with a collage of family photos and other personal belongings that were on full display during his first day back in the White House on Monday, January 20, 2025.

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.

Trump is believed to have restored the bust as a 'mark of respect' to his 'idol', the British wartime leader (pictured with the bronze bust in 2019)