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Coca-Cola Company chairman and CEO James Quincey presented President-elect Trump with a special bottle of Diet Coke ahead of the upcoming inauguration.

Trump's affinity for Diet Coke is well-known.

"The Coca-Cola Company has a tradition of creating commemorative Coca-Cola bottles in celebration of U.S. presidential inaugurations, dating back to 2005. James Quincey, CEO of The Coca-Cola Company, met with President Elect Donald Trump to present a commemorative bottle of Diet Coke and to highlight Coca-Cola's contributions to the U.S. economy," a Coca-Cola Company spokesperson said in a statement to Fox News Digital.

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The first-ever Presidential Commemorative Inaugural Diet Coke bottle, gifted to President-elect Trump by James Quincey, chairman and CEO of Coca-Cola Company, is seen on display. (x/ @margomartin)

"With over 60 bottling partners, we generate $58 billion in U.S. economic activity and support 860,000 jobs annually. This meeting reinforces our commitment to strengthening America's economic future."

Fox News Digital reached out to the Trump team for comment on Wednesday, but did not receive a response in time for publication.

"A limited quantity of Diet Coke bottles commemorating the 47th President of the United States— which will not be available for sale — will be distributed to the White House, as well as inauguration events," the Coca-Cola Company notes on its website.

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President Trump received the first-ever Presidential Commemorative Inaugural Diet Coke bottle from James Quincey, chairman and CEO of Coca-Cola Company. (x/ @margomartin)

The New York Times suggested in 2017 that Trump imbibed a dozen Diet Cokes per day.

Years before his first presidential bid, Trump declared in a 2012 tweet, "I have never seen a thin person drinking Diet Coke."

Two days later Trump tweeted, "The Coca Cola company is not happy with me–that's okay, I'll still keep drinking that garbage."

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Left: Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump participates in a Fox News Town Hall in Des Moines, Iowa, on Jan. 10, 2024; Right: Can of Diet Coke from Coca Cola on artificial grass surface outdoors, San Ramon, Calif., July 22, (Getty Images)

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Trump, who made history as the second U.S. president to win election to non-consecutive terms, will be inaugurated on Monday.

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