Coca-Cola Agrees to Use Cane Sugar in US-Made Coke: Trump

‘I have been speaking to Coca-Cola about using REAL Cane Sugar in Coke in the United States, and they have agreed to do so,’ the president said.

An employee arranges bottles of Coca-Cola at a store in Alexandria, Va., on Oct. 16, 2012. Kevin Lamarque/Reuters

The Coca-Cola company has agreed to use cane sugar in its iconic Coke drink in the United States, President Donald Trump said on July 16.

In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump said he had been speaking to the beverage company about its Coke products. The president is a long-time fan of Diet Coke, with numerous photographs showing him drinking from its famous silver-label bottles.