Coca-Cola Spox Refuses To Confirm Trump’s Recipe Tweak Claim

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Coca-Cola has side-stepped President Donald Trump’s headline-grabbing claim that the company will begin using real cane sugar in its U.S. soft drinks, refusing to confirm any such recipe overhaul despite the commander in chief insisting the deal was done.

The reply came as journalists pressed the company on the issue after Trump, a Diet Coke devotee who famously installed a call button in the Oval Office to summon his favorite drink, took to social media to claim that he’d “been speaking” to executives and convinced them to switch up their sweetener from high-fructose corn syrup to cane sugar.

“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 posted on Wednesday.

“It’s just better!” he declared.

But when asked for confirmation, the beverage giant kept things vague.

A spokesperson said only that they “appreciate President Trump’s enthusiasm,” adding, “more details on new innovative offerings within our Coca-Cola product range will be shared soon.”

Trump’s post comes as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. continues to push against the use of ingredients like corn syrup, seed oils, and artificial dyes as part of the administration’s “Make America Healthy Again” initiative.

While versions of the soft drink outside the U.S. — including in Mexico and the U.K. — are commonly made with cane sugar, U.S.-manufactured Coca-Cola has relied on corn syrup for decades.