Trump’s ‘Red Button’ Scare: JD Vance Recalls Nuclear Panic That Ended With a Diet Coke

In a dramatic revelation, US Vice President JD Vance shared a tense moment from the White House, when he briefly believed that President Donald Trump had launched a nuclear strike — all over a mysterious red button.

In a video circulating on X (formerly Twitter), Vance vividly described how Trump, during a difficult call with a foreign leader, muted the line and muttered, “This isn’t going very well.” Then, without warning, the president pressed a red button on his desk.

“My eyes went wide,” Vance said. “I thought we’d just started a nuclear war.” The tension quickly dissolved, however, when a White House waiter entered carrying a Diet Coke. Trump reportedly grinned and quipped, “Not nuclear — just the Diet Coke button.”

This lighthearted anecdote surfaces amid escalating global unrest, as the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Iran teeters on the brink of collapse. Both nations have recently violated the agreement, sparking volatile exchanges and reigniting fears of regional conflict.

Tensions at home also flared earlier this week when Trump lashed out at reporters, using expletives when questioned about the ceasefire breaches. Yet, despite criticism, the president continues to portray himself as a global peace broker.

Trump’s allies, including Republican Congressman Buddy Carter and Pakistan’s Army Chief General Asim Munir, have even nominated him for a Nobel Peace Prize for what they call his “extraordinary and historic role” in negotiating the ceasefire. Munir’s nomination reportedly followed a private lunch meeting with Trump at the White House — though the details of their conversation remain undisclosed.