The Diet Coke button, a distinctive feature from US President Trump's first term, has returned to the White House Oval Office.The Wall Street Journal reports that the small red button, concealed in a wooden box,
In his 2019 book Team of Vipers, former White House aide Chris Sims revealed that during his first term, Trump would use the red button to prank visitors, claiming it might activate nuclear capabilities.
Donald Trump, who has expressed his love for American fast food like McDonald's and KFC, also toasted Vice-President JD Vance with Diet Coke at his inauguration ceremony.
Trump supporters celebrated the cover as a symbolic reclaiming of authority. However, critics interpreted the image as a representation of Trump’s penchant for disorder.
With Donald Trump's return to as the US President for a second non-consecutive term has returned the Diet Coke button to the White House. On January 20, following Trump's inauguration, the red button was spotted inside a wooden box on his Resolute Desk at the Oval Office, as reported by The Wall Street Journal.
Trump will call for a study of tariff policies, rather than immediately impose them on China, Canada and Mexico. Follow updates here.
Trump issued pardons for participants in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, one of his first acts after being sworn in as the country’s 47th president on Monday. The pardons fulfill Trump’s promise to release supporters who tried to help him overturn his election defeat four years ago.
President Trump said Monday that he expects to put 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico starting Feb. 1, while declining to flesh out his plans for taxing Chinese imports.
Rather than the usual award ceremony, in which the president places the award around the neck of the recipient, Mr. Biden posted on X an image from the Oval Office in which a military aide ...
Rather than the usual award ceremony, in which the president places the award around the neck of the recipient, Biden posted on X an image from the Oval Office in which a military aide presented ...
President Trump's redesigned Oval Office reflects his values and vision, featuring family photos, historical tributes, the return of the Diet Coke button, and a balance of personal and national symbolism.