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Trump's 'Diet Coke button' on Resolute Desk still there, Joe Biden will use it to summon Gatorade or ice cream

Broadcaster Tom Newton Dunn made waves on social media last week after claiming the Diet Coke button had been removed from the Resolute Desk

While President Joe Biden's administration still hasn't disclosed what the federal government knows about UFOs, it has clarified speculation behind the missing "Diet Coke button" former President Donald Trump had placed on the Resolute Desk to summon refreshments in the Oval Office. A White House source has reportedly revealed that the so-called usher button is not gone, even if it is no longer used to summon Diet Cokes. 

Politico's Daniel Lippman wrote how the White House official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, "unfortunately wouldn't say what Biden will use the button for." He suggested Biden might call for Orange Gatorade, ice cream, or more likely coffee. A former White House official explained to the outlet that there are two usher buttons in the Oval Office, one at the Resolute Desk and the other next to the chair by the fireplace. According to the official, Trump didn't actually use the button to call for Diet Cokes as he "would usually just verbally ask the valets, who were around all day, for what he needed."

Nonetheless, what actually matters is not the placement of the button but how one plans to use it. Last week, broadcaster Tom Newton Dunn made waves on social media after claiming the Diet coke button had been removed from the Resolute Desk. Dunn recalled his interview with the former president at the White House with another journalist, when they noticed his desk had a mysterious red button. They eventually realized that when Trump pressed the button, he was swiftly served a Diet Coke on a silver platter.

Dunn, who is now a commentator on Times Radio, took to his Twitter and shared 'then and now' images of President Biden and former President Trump at the Resolute Desk. "President Biden has removed the Diet Coke button," he wrote in the caption. "When@ShippersUnboundand 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."

Dunn's tweet instantly went viral and garnered hundreds of thousands of likes and retweets. Social media was soon inundated with reactions, with many poking fun at the amusing concept incorporated by the former president. "More importantly, did Trump's coke button get deactivated at midday yesterday too? Along with his other red button?" one wrote, while another responded: "[Biden] replaced it with two new buttons....one for creamed prunes and another for applesauce."

"The day any of us needs a button to have someone bring us a beverage, we need to stop and think "What have I become?" a third user quipped. "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: the what in god's name button?" another chimed in.

"Couldn't really have a Coke button just sitting there with Hunter around, could he?" a fifth added.