Here’s President Trump toasting the UN with a wine glass full of Diet Coke

President Trump once tweeted, “I have never seen a thin person drinking Diet Coke.”

While at the United Nations General Assembly Tuesday, however, Trump let the waiter pour him a big ol’ Diet Coke — and into a wine glass at that.

The optics of the resulting photos are alarmingly bad — especially since the president already had the whole world laughing at him earlier in the day. 

Image: Evan Vucci/AP/REX/Shutterstock

Let’s get a few things straight: The separation between regular glasses and wine glasses is arbitrary. And no one should shame the president for not drinking booze. It sends the wrong message to the millions of people out there who don’t drink but love fancy schmancy glassware. Read more…

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