Donald Trump has officially returned to the White House for his second term, and with him comes the reinstatement of the Diet Coke

In the 2019 book, Team of Vipers, written by former White House aide Chris Sims, the use of the button was explained in more detail. Chris described how Donald Trump would suddenly press the Diet Coke button, leaving his guests in a slight state of panic before a butler would enter with the drink on a silver platter.

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.

Donald Trump's beloved soda button is back and ready for four more years of thirst quenching with just a push.

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.

Donald Trump has reinstalled a button in the Oval Office which allows him to get Diet Coke on demand. During his first term, President Trump had arranged for the wood-encased, brick-sized button to be built into the Resolute desk in the White House.

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.