The Diet Coke button returned to Donald Trump's Oval Office, offering the president immediate access to his favorite soda beverage.

While his first day was eventful - with the pomp of the inauguration and the theatre of signing dozens of executive orders live on stage - the second was equally consequential

President Biden wrote President-elect Donald Trump a letter as he departed the White House, keeping to tradition. As Biden awaited Trump’s arrival at the White House, he was asked if he wrote a letter to Trump.

"Maybe we should all read it together," Trump told reporters upon finding Biden's letter. "Maybe I'll read it first and then make that determination."

Joe Biden’s blue rug was swapped for Trump’s neutral-coloured one as part of a switch from the outgoing president’s belongings to the incoming one’s, and Trump’s infamous red Diet Coke button reportedly was back in place by as early as mid-afternoon on inauguration day.

President Trump decorated the Oval Office with a collage of family photos and other personal effects that were on full display during his first day back in the White House.

Donald Trump had used the valet button to order Diet Coke beverages between 2017 and 2021 - during his first presidency - but then Joe Biden had it removed when he came into power

A tray of pens was also ready for Trump to kick off his slew of extreme executive orders, among them renaming the Gulf of Mexico to Golf of America, and departing the World Health Organization (WHO) as well as the Paris Agreement, which legally binds nations to combat climate change.

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A government memo instructs federal agencies to put diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) staff on paid leave by 17:00 local time on Wednesday.

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