This week, President Donald Trump officially announced the U.S. government's entry into an ongoing conflict—the cola wars.
"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 said this week on Truth Social. "I'd like to thank all of those in authority at Coca-Cola. This will be a very good move by them — You'll see. It's just better!"
Government policy is part of the reason Coca-Cola does not use sugar in its American products, and Trump and his allies in Congress could change that. But his policies so far would do the opposite.
