Following his intervention, US President Donald Trump claimed that Coca-Cola had decided to switch the company’s famous soft drink from high-fructose corn syrup to cane sugar. The beverage giant has not confirmed or refuted this allegation.
Mr. Trump said on Wednesday that he had been in contact with Coca-Cola executives, pushing them to go back to what he called “REAL Cane Sugar” in the US-made version of the well-known beverage, in a post on his social media platform, Truth Social.
He wrote to thank the company’s leadership, saying, “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.” “You’ll see. It’s simply superior!