BS incoming: Trump says Coca-Cola will use real sugar in its US flagship drink. The company isn't confirming that

[Eugene]

Trump says Coca-Cola will use real sugar in its US flagship drink. The company isn’t confirming that (Associated Press)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Make American Coke Great Again?

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Coca-Cola has agreed to use real cane sugar in its flagship soft drink in the U.S. at his suggestion — though the company didn’t confirm such a move.

Any switch from high-fructose corn syrup in Coke sold in the United States would put Coca-Cola more in line with its practice in other countries, including Mexico and Australia. But it wouldn’t affect Trump’s drink of choice, Diet Coke, which uses aspartame as a calorie-free beverage.

“I have been speaking to Coca-Cola about using REAL Cane Sugar ...

https://apnews.com/article/trump-coca-cola-real-sugar-corn-syrup-be3111be856dcffea8c5e004259c37c8

[no_hypocrisy]

1. The "real reason":

Mexican Coke. Real sugar. Wants to punish Mexico for anything and everything.

[tanyev]

2. Oh, like Mexico? 🇲🇽

Donny trying to shake down the HFCS industry now?

[newdeal2]

3. Why does he hate American corn growers?

You’ll never see that headline on Fox News though.

[durablend]

4. Maybe he'll get rid of the ethanol in gasoline?

[bucolic_frolic]

5. Health food drink

Choice of sugar for diabetes, HFCS for hardening of the liver, aspartame for the kidneys.

This perspective gleaned from doctor's opinions on YouTube.

[RockCreek]

6. no one left in US to pick the corn

[questionseverything]

9. Huge machines pick 🌽

[subterranean]

7. Anything to distract from the Epstein files. It won't work!

[dalton99a]

8. NEXT: Trump says Coca-Cola will introduce gold-colored MAGA Coke: Trump Edition

[Johonny]

10. Odds Coke has never talked to him at all

[TnDem]

11. Coke from Mexico

Is actually way better than US Coca-Cola IMO.

[pansypoo53219]

12. they should. i ditched coke decades ago cause it was not the same as it used to be. gave up fizzy.

[Paladin]

13. Imagine the media response if Biden had made this same announcement, word-for-word.

Yet again, trump benefits from being an acknowledged nut-case motherfucker, while Biden continues to be slammed and investigated for supposed old age problems. I am so sick of this shit---I'm old and my memory isn't what it used to be, but I can still remember how things were, just a few months ago---back when we lived in a decent country.