A 2010 Trump Tower meeting reportedly went sideways after a guest spilled Diet Coke on Donald Trump’s carpet

Spill happened as a group of graduates from the New York Military Academy, the private boarding school Donald Trump attended as a boy, reportedly sought a US$7 million donation from Trump

Trump was not pleased, according to the report in The Washington Post

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Diet Coke is one of US President Donald Trump’s favourite drinks. File photo: AFP

Published: 1:25pm, 6 Mar 2019Updated: 1:27pm, 6 Mar 2019

Several graduates from Donald Trump's high school reportedly attended an contentious meeting during which one of the alumni spilled a glass of Diet Coke on Trump's carpet, according to a Washington Post report published Tuesday.

In 2010, a group of graduates from the New York Military Academy, the private boarding school Trump attended as a boy in the late 1950s, reportedly sought a US$7 million donation from Trump. The school faced a significant debt at the time, and would temporarily close in 2015 after filing for bankruptcy due in part to its US$16 million debt.

During the meeting at Trump's office in Manhattan, alumnus Richard Pezzullo spilled a glass of Diet Coke on the cream-coloured carpet, two people who attended the meeting told The Post.

Trump reportedly responded to the spillage of his go-to drink with strong language.

“What do I get for my US$7 million,” Trump reportedly said, after the group made its request.

Academy officials reportedly conveyed an offer to dedicate the school's summer programme or its buildings in honour of Trump, but the real estate mogul turned down the offer.