Vice President JD Vance shared a hilarious story about President Trump hitting his big red button.

While speaking at a Republican Party dinner in Lima, Ohio, Vance shared a moment in which he thought President Trump had launched a nuclear strike on another country.

Vance shared that while President Trump was on the phone with a foreign leader, he muted the phone and told Vance, “This is not going very well.”

Trump then proceeded to press a big red button on his desk.

However, there was a major plot twist.

The Business Standard had the full story:

A red button. A tense room. A muted phone call with a world leader. US Vice President JD Vance recently shared a moment in the White House when he thought President Donald Trump had just launched a nuclear strike.

In a video shared on X, Vance recalled the incident in vivid detail. Trump, after putting a foreign leader on mute, reportedly said, “This is not going very well”, before pressing a red button on his desk.

“My eyes get really big,” Vance recounted. “And I’m like, ‘Mr President, you know what just happened?’ He looks at me and goes, ‘Nuclear. Nuclear’.”

Before panic could take hold, a White House waiter walked in carrying a Diet Coke. Trump smiled and clarified: “It wasn’t nuclear. It’s just the Diet Coke button.”

Vance ended the story with a chuckle, saying, “That’s the kind of guy, my fellow Republicans, that we have as president of the United States.”

Watch Vance share the story here:

TRUMP JOKED WITH JD VANCE THAT HE HIT THE “RED” NUCLEAR BUTTON…IT WAS ACTUALLY THE DIET COKE BUTTON@VP @JDVance shares a funny personal story about a meeting he had in the Oval Office with President Trump. “That’s the kind of guy that we have as the President of the United… pic.twitter.com/H9l8gcg4Y2

— Real America’s Voice (RAV) (@RealAmVoice) June 24, 2025

Fox 9 had more on Trump’s Diet Coke Button:

President Donald Trump has brought back one of his most talked-about quirks from his first term: the Diet Coke button on the Oval Office’s Resolute desk.

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Alongside other personalized changes to the iconic space, the reinstallation of the button highlights Trump’s return to the White House in characteristic style.

This unique feature comes as Coca-Cola commemorates his second inauguration with a special-edition Diet Coke bottle, underscoring the president’s well-known affinity for the drink.

The Oval Office, a symbol of U.S. presidential power, often showcases the personal preferences of its occupant. Among the updates made for Trump’s return is the reinstallation of the Diet Coke button, a feature that became emblematic of his first term.

A report by The Wall Street Journal revealed that the button, used to summon White House staff to deliver cans of Diet Coke, has been reinstated. This quirky addition is just one of many changes Trump made to personalize the iconic workspace.

JUST IN: President-elect Trump says he will bring back the White House Diet Coke button. pic.twitter.com/lvfl0wPy1i

— Remarks (@remarks) December 26, 2024

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