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.

Joe Biden’s blue rug was swapped for Trump’s neutral-coloured one as part of a switch from the outgoing president’s belongings to the incoming one’s, and Trump’s infamous red Diet Coke button reportedly was back in place by as early as mid-afternoon on inauguration day.

Donald Trump had used the valet button to order Diet Coke beverages between 2017 and 2021 - during his first presidency - but then Joe Biden had it removed when he came into power

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

The return of the Diet Coke button and Trumps well-documented culinary preferences highlight his emphasis on personal comfort and routines during his time in office.

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.

The Diet Coke button, a unique feature from Donald Trump's first term, has returned to the White House. It alerts butlers when Trump desires his favor

Even his fiercest critic cannot deny that's not bad for a 78-year-old (and one, remember, who after being shot in the ear by an assassin last July was back on his feet in seconds, punching the air in defiance.) Donald Trump, his son Donald Jr, Elon Musk and RFK Jr with their McDonald's meal on their way to a UFC fight

Two days after Donald Trump's formal inauguration as the 47th U.S. President and the former businessman has already had a Diet Coke button re-installed.

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.