The Coca-Cola Company presented Donald Trump with a commemorative bottle of Diet Coke to celebrate his inauguration. The tradition dates back to 2005, when George Bush received one. Eight years ago, when Donald Trump was first sworn in as president,

Company chair and CEO James Quincey has presented President-elect Trump with a special commemorative bottle of Diet Coke ahead of Trump's inauguration.

On Tuesday night, Margo Martin, Trump’s deputy director of communications, announced on X that he had “received the first ever Presidential Commemorative Inaugural Diet Coke bottle,” along with a photo of Coca-Cola Company chairman and CEO James Quincey personally presenting it to Trump.

President-elect Trump was awarded the “first ever Presidential Commemorative Inaugural” Diet Coke by Coca-Cola’s CEO, according to his longtime aide Margo Martin. “Tonight, President Trump

The commemorative bottle features a design of the White House with the text: “The Inauguration of the President of the United States.”

The gift comes after Coca-Cola slammed the president-elect and his supporters following the Jan. 6 insurrection

Coca-Cola CEO James Quincey on Tuesday hand-delivered Trump a personalized Diet Coke bottle honoring his upcoming inauguration—a huge aboutface from a company that was condemning the “unlawful and violent events” of January 6 just four years ago.

Critics on social media called out the “ass-licking” of Trump by corporations ahead of his return to the Oval Office. Multiple other bosses ― from Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg and Amazon’s Jeff Bezos ― have been accused of bending the knee to Trump in recent weeks.

Coca-Cola is facing criticism after its CEO James Quincey presented President-elect Donald Trump with a commemorative bottle of Diet Coke ahead of his inauguration.

Donald Trump has received an honor indicative of his particular love for soda with his inauguration less than a week away: his own inaugural Diet Coke bottle.

Coca-Cola condemned Trump and his supporters following the January 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. At the time, the company said the riots were "an offense to the ideals of American democracy."

Coca-Cola CEO James Quincey awarded President-elect Donald Trump with "the first ever Presidential Commemorative" bottle of Diet Coke.