WASHINGTON — President Trump was on a sugar high Wednesday, announcing that Coca-Cola would soon include the real sweet stuff in its US-sold beverages.
“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,” Trump, 79, revealed on Truth Social.
“I’d like to thank all of those in authority at Coca-Cola. This will be a very good move by them — You’ll see. It’s just better!”
Coca-Cola uses high fructose corn syrup in its US production, in contrast to cane sugar in countries like Mexico and the United Kingdom
The soda maker switched to high fructose corn syrup in the 1980s over concerns about cost and agricultural requirements, but many Coke fans still prefer the taste with real sugar.
Trump is a well-known avid drinker of Diet Coke — which contains no sugar at all.
“I have never seen a thin person drinking Diet Coke,” the future president famously tweeted in 2012.Trump’s discussions with food manufacturers have been in line with the Make America Healthy Again drive led by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Kennedy announced Monday that artificial dyes would be phased out of ice cream produced in the US due to their potential role in what the administration has called the “chronic disease epidemic.”
The administration has also approved waivers for several states to ban SNAP recipients from purchasing soda and candy with government funds.
