Just four years after soft drink giant Coca-Cola criticized the U.S. Capitol riot on January 6, 2021, President-elect Donald Trump received a special diet plan from Coca-Cola's CEO. I was given a bottle of coke.
Coca-Cola CEO James Quincey unveiled a bottle with an image of the White House and a label that reads “Inauguration Day” for President Trump, replacing the traditional Diet Coke logo. Presented to.
President Trump, who famously installed a button to summon a new can on his Oval Office desk during his first term, can be seen smiling broadly in a photo with Quincy. Posted in X.
The gift box next to the bottle pictured reads, “Founded 126 years ago in Atlanta, Georgia, The Coca-Cola Company takes great pride in producing hundreds of brands for people to enjoy.'' There is a note that says .
“Together with more than 60 independent bottling partners, the Coca-Cola system generates more than $58 billion annually in U.S. economic activity and supports more than 860,000 U.S. jobs,” the memo said. .
This attitude on the Coca-Cola side reflects a clear change in the relationship between the former president and the company.
In the wake of the 2021 Capitol riot, Coca-Cola condemned the incidents as a “violation of American democratic ideals” and expressed confidence in a peaceful transfer of power.
In 2021, President Trump called for boycotts of Coca-Cola and other companies that opposed Georgia voting law reforms signed by the Republican governor.
Coca-Cola is the latest American corporate brand, and its executives are seeking a friendly relationship with President Trump ahead of his second term in office.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has met privately with Trump twice at his Mar-a-Lago mansion since his Nov. 5 election victory.
Zuckerberg, who donated $1 million to President Trump's inaugural fund, announced that Meta would eliminate its censorship and content moderation policies.
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos also donated $1 million to the founding fund and traveled to Mar-a-Lago to meet with President Trump.
