Coca-Cola recently gave Donald Trump a special diet Coke as a token of congratulations for his inauguration. A picture captured Trump posing with the special bottle, smiling at the camera.

Critics on social media called out the “ass-licking” of Trump by corporations ahead of his return to the Oval Office. Multiple other bosses ― from Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg and Amazon’s Jeff Bezos ― have been accused of bending the knee to Trump in recent weeks.

The gift comes after Coca-Cola slammed the president-elect and his supporters following the Jan. 6 insurrection

On Tuesday night, Margo Martin, Trump’s deputy director of communications, announced on X that he had “received the first ever Presidential Commemorative Inaugural Diet Coke bottle,” along with a photo of Coca-Cola Company chairman and CEO James Quincey personally presenting it to Trump.

The one-of-a-kind commemorative bottle features a special label that reads, "The Inauguration of the President of the United States," with Trump's name and inauguration date, "January 20, 2025," print

The commemorative bottle features a design of the White House with the text: “The Inauguration of the President of the United States.”

Company chair and CEO James Quincey has presented President-elect Trump with a special commemorative bottle of Diet Coke ahead of Trump's inauguration.

Eight years ago, when Donald Trump was first sworn in as president, the Coca-Cola Company got it wrong. The company offered a commemorative bottle of its flagship product to the incoming president to recognize his presidency. Problem was: Trump doesn’t drink Coke. He’s a Diet Coke fan.

Trump’s influence has been apparent over the past week as the Republican Party, corporate America, and much of the international order have fallen into line behind him.

Donald Trump received a special Presidential Diet Coke bottle from Coca-Cola's CEO, continuing the company's tradition of celebrating US presidential

President-elect Donald Trump received the gift four years after Coca-Cola criticized him around the Capitol riot.

The bottle came in a special red box with a note highlighting Coca-Cola's $55 billion contribution to the US economy, and its support of 8,60,000 jobs.