{"id":2390590,"date":"2025-01-15T12:13:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-15T17:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/coca-cola-reveals-commemorative-inaugural-diet-coke-ceo-gifts-trump-the-first-bottle\/"},"modified":"2025-01-15T12:15:05","modified_gmt":"2025-01-15T17:15:05","slug":"coca-cola-reveals-commemorative-inaugural-diet-coke-ceo-gifts-trump-the-first-bottle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/coca-cola-reveals-commemorative-inaugural-diet-coke-ceo-gifts-trump-the-first-bottle\/","title":{"rendered":"Coca-Cola Reveals Commemorative Inaugural Diet Coke, CEO Gifts Trump the First Bottle"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcoca-cola-reveals-commemorative-inaugural-diet-coke-ceo-gifts-trump-the-first-bottle%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2390590&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>On January 15, 2025, Coca-Cola CEO James Quincey \u200dpresented President-elect Donald Trump \u200dwith the inaugural &#8220;Presidential \u200bCommemorative\u2062 Diet Coke bottle,&#8221; which features an image of\u2064 the white House and the date \u200bof the upcoming inauguration. This commemorative gesture is rooted \u2062in Coca-Cola&#8217;s tradition of celebrating U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-expose-pelosis-culpability-in-jan-6-riot\/\" title=\"House Republicans Expose Pelosi\u2019s Culpability In Jan. 6 Riot\">presidential inaugurations<\/a> since 2005. the gift also\u200b included a note highlighting the company\u2019s history\u200b and its \u2062significant economic contributions, employing over 860,000\u2062 peopel and generating more than $58 billion in \u2063economic\u200c activity annually in the \u2064U.S.Interestingly, this meeting occurred four years\u200d after Coca-Cola&#8217;s public condemnation of\u200d Trump and his supporters regarding the January\u2062 6, 2021, Capitol incident. As Trump prepares for another term, it is expected that \u200che will reinstall the famous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shameless-sen-mike-lee-blasts-anti-gun-group-for-fundraising-off-texas-school-shooting\/\" title=\"\u2018Shameless\u2019: Sen. Mike Lee Blasts Anti-Gun Group For Fundraising Off Texas School Shooting\">red button<\/a> on his desk for ordering Diet Coke,\u200c similar to his first\u200d governance.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>President-elect Donald Trump received a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">commemorative glass bottle<\/a> of Diet Coke, his favorite beverage, from Coca-Cola CEO James Quincey on Tuesday evening ahead of the former commander-in-chief&rsquo;s return to the White House.<\/p>\n<p>Quincey presented Trump with the &ldquo;first ever Presidential Commemorative Inaugural Diet Coke bottle,&rdquo; according to an X post from Margo Martin, the deputy communications director for the Trump campaign.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Tonight, President Trump received the first ever Presidential Commemorative Inaugural Diet Coke bottle from the Chairman and CEO of Coca-Cola Company, James Quincey &#127482;&#127480; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IgV2pxHnxD\">pic.twitter.com\/IgV2pxHnxD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Margo Martin (@margomartin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/margomartin\/status\/1879330618225676448?\">January 15, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  The glass <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tucker-carlson-floored-john-daly-reveals-strange-habit-s-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Diet Coke<\/a> bottle featureed a picture of the White House and the date of the upcoming inauguration.<\/p>\n<p>The commemorative box that came with the bottle also had a note about the beverage behemoth.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Founded 126 years ago in Atlanta, Georgia, The Coca-Cola Company takes great pride in producing hundreds of brands that people enjoy,&rdquo; the note read, per&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/coca-cola-donald-trump-inauguration-bottle-jan-6-criticism-2015086\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Newsweek<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Along with our 60+ independent bottling partners, the Coca-Cola system generates $58+ billion in U.S. economic activity annually and supports more than 860,000 jobs in the United States.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>A representative for Coca-Cola provided a statement to Newsweek, saying that the meeting between Quincey and Trump affirms the commitment of the business to &ldquo;strengthening America&rsquo;s economic future.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Coca-Cola Company has a tradition of creating commemorative Coca-Cola bottles in celebration of U.S. presidential inaugurations, dating back to 2005,&rdquo; the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;James Quincey, CEO of The Coca-Cola Company, met with President Elect Donald Trump to present a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-given-inaugural-diet-coke-bottle-from-coca-cola-ceo-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump given inaugural Diet Coke bottle from Coca-Cola CEO - Washington Examiner\">commemorative bottle<\/a> of Diet Coke and to highlight Coca-Cola&rsquo;s contributions to the U.S. economy,&rdquo; the statement added.<\/p>\n<p>The gift was given to Trump just over four years after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ted-cruz-exposes-woke-coca-colas-quiet-deletion-blm-support-website-pro-hamas-post\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Coca-Cola<\/a> condemned him and his supporters over the Jan. 6, 2021, incursion at the United States Capitol.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">You know we&rsquo;re reaching new heights when the CEO of Coca Cola is coming to Mar-A-Lago to present Trump with Inaugural Diet Coke.<\/p>\n<p>Total and complete MAGA takeover! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FLU7NO98ja\">pic.twitter.com\/FLU7NO98ja<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mike Crispi (@MikeCrispi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikeCrispi\/status\/1879333462186066074?\">January 15, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;With the election results now certified, we have faith in America&rsquo;s democratic institutions to ensure a peaceful transfer of power and allow the U.S. to move forward together as one nation,&rdquo; the firm said at the time, per Newsweek.<\/p>\n<p>In any case, Trump is likely to keep <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-reinstate-famed-diet-coke-button-oval-office\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">enjoying the soft drink<\/a> as he returns to the White House.<\/p>\n<p>As butlers, maids, and housekeepers at the executive mansion prepare for the second Trump administration, they will likely reinstall the Diet Coke button, which famously sat on the Resolute Desk.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Here is the red button Trump has on his Oval Office desk to order a Coke <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/U7kpzX01yf\">https:\/\/t.co\/U7kpzX01yf<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rhxaXIyKF2\">pic.twitter.com\/rhxaXIyKF2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BuzzFeedNews\/status\/857806833091837952?\">April 28, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Sometimes guests in the Oval Office have been known to watch in shock as Trump pressed the red button, only to realize in relief that the button merely called for a beverage.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Quincey presented him with the &#8220;first ever Presidential Commemorative Inaugural Diet Coke bottle,&#8221; as noted in an X post by Margo Martin, deputy communications director for Trump&#8217;s campaign. The commemorative bottle features an image of the White House and the date of the upcoming inauguration, accompanied by a note highlighting Coca-Cola&#8217;s contributions to the U.S. economy. A Coca-Cola representative stated that this meeting underscores their commitment to bolstering America&#8217;s economic future and mentioned their tradition of creating commemorative bottles for presidential inaugurations since 2005. This gift comes over four years after Coca-Cola publicly criticized Trump and his supporters following the January 6 Capitol incident. As Trump returns to office, it&#8217;s expected that he will continue enjoying Diet Coke, possibly reinstating the famous button on his desk that orders it directly<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2390591,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Trump-Diet-Coke.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[48555,6666,27694,47445,3634],"class_list":["post-2390590","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-ceo-gifts","tag-coca-cola","tag-commemorative","tag-diet-coke","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Trump-Diet-Coke.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2390590","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2390590"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2390590\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2390594,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2390590\/revisions\/2390594"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2390591"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2390590"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2390590"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2390590"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}