President Biden has removed the Diet Coke button. When @ShippersUnbound and I interviewed Donald Trump in 2019, we became fascinated by what the little red button did. Eventually Trump pressed it, and a butler swiftly brought in a Diet Coke on a silver platter. It's gone now. pic.twitter.com/rFzhPaHYjk
— Tom Newton Dunn (@tnewtondunn) January 21, 2021
I would've paid so much money to get to be in the room for the conversation that I imagine went like:
BIDEN: ok what's next
STAFFER: setting up the Oval. Photos are all done. Do you want to keep the Diet Coke button?
BIDEN:
STAFFER:
BIDEN: the what in god's name button https://t.co/cDhkmqzjr5
— Emmy Bengtson (@EmmyA2) January 21, 2021
Wait this was a real thing pic.twitter.com/BLoFGEC94m
— Brett Meiselas (@BMeiselas) January 21, 2021
Biden removing Trump’s Diet Coke button is the funniest news I’ve heard all day today https://t.co/jUxlJ2916i
— Kim Chi (@KimChi_Chic) January 21, 2021
The little box, used by many presidents, is connected to a pager. It’s typically used to get the attention of Oval Office valet if the president needs something. Trump used it like a parlor trick to show guests how he could get a valet to bring him a Diet Coke when he pushed it. https://t.co/FxYlZ7IBP5
— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) January 22, 2021
So embarrassing https://t.co/uqQbkaH9cx
— Tressie McMillan Cottom (@tressiemcphd) January 21, 2021
The removal of the diet Coke button was proudly sponsored by diet Pepsi. pic.twitter.com/a8iIJDks1j
— Brian Lee (@Chaconne4Violin) January 22, 2021