
He added, "Not sure what to do, guests would look at one another with raised eyebrows. "Out of nowhere, he'd suddenly press the button," Sims wrote of the former president.

Ex-White House aide Chris Sims wrote in his 2019 book "Team of Vipers" that Trump would also use the red button as a way of pranking visitors by suggesting it could trigger nuclear capabilities, cited by The Hill. Trump would regularly consume 12 cans of Diet Coke a day, as per media reports. When pressed, a staffer would be summoned to provide the drink to the thirsty commander in chief.

The Hill reported that Trump, a soda devotee, reportedly had the button put in place on the Resolute Desk in order to "keep the carbonated beverages flowing". It's gone now," tweeted journalist Tom Newton Dunn. Eventually, Trump pressed it, and a butler swiftly brought in a Diet Coke on a silver platter. When (Tim Shipman) and I interviewed Donald Trump in 2019, we became fascinated by what the little red button did.

"President Biden has removed the Diet Coke button.
