News of Trump's Diet Coke habit comes as no surprise, considering the insights into his diet that have circulated since he threw his hat into the political ring. This is more work than in my previous life. I sat there with my eyes wide," Meadows wrote, adding that it was "impressive" to see the button immediately conjure a valet with a glass of Diet Coke for Trump.Speaking to Reuters this week on how he has handled his first 100 days in office, Trump reminisced on things he missed about his old life, as well as the things the surprised him about being president. "I braced for whatever sonic boom, breaking glass, or cloud of smoke I assumed was coming. The button, Meadows wrote, "seemed like something you might use to launch a nuclear missile, or maybe to order SEAL Team Six into action." Trump designated the red call button on the box as a signal for an aide to bring him a cold glass of Diet Coke, his favorite soda, and showed off the feature to reporters early in his term.įormer White House chief of staff Mark Meadows recalled in his memoir, "The Chief's Chief," how the red button made him "nervous" when he first saw it as a member of Congress in 2017. Trump, like many presidents before him, had a wooden call box on the desk in the Oval Office used for summoning aides with the simple press of a button. Trump even asked the valet tasked with delivering his Diet Cokes directly to his desk in the Oval Office about what steps and strategies to take in contesting the 2020 election, according to the book. He told one, "I'm not going to leave," and declared to another that "we're never leaving," adding, "how can you leave when you won an election?" Trump, Haberman writes, told aides that he would refuse to leave office after losing the 2020 election. Donald Trump queried aides - including the valet who brought his Diet Cokes to the Oval Office - on whether he should refuse to leave office after losing the 2020 presidential election, according to a book from a New York Times reporter.ĬNN reported Monday on the details from reporter Maggie Haberman's book, "Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America," which is due for publication on October 4.
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