Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States on Monday, Jan. 20, taking the presidential oath without ...

During his 2017 inauguration, Trump used both a family Bible and the so-called Lincoln Bible, belonging to America’s 16th ...

President Donald Trump did not place his hand on the two Bibles held by his wife, Melania Trump, when he took his second oath ...

(NEXSTAR) – President Donald Trump, when taking his most recent oath of office, did not appear to place his left hand on ...

Donald Trump raised his right hand while placing his left hand on the Bible Monday afternoon. He then took the oath of office ...

President Trump didn't place his hand on a Bible when he took his oath of office on Jan. 20, 2025. He’s not the first ...

Chief Justice John Roberts administered the oath of office. President Donald Trump did not place his hand on the Bible as he took the oath of office during his inauguration on Monday. First lady ...

Although presidents and other government officials have historically sworn the oath on a Bible, the Constitution doesn’t require it.

The tradition of swearing the oath of office on a Bible stretches back to George Washington, but not all presidents have observed it. By Elizabeth Dias National religion correspondent As Donald J.

“The Bible which had belonged to my mother lay ... Trump did indeed have two Bibles nearby when taking his most recent oath of office — one given to him by his great-grandmother, and another ...

Morry Gash - Pool/Getty While it is customary for presidents and vice presidents to place their hands on a Bible during the oath of office, it is not required by the U.S. Constitution.

Eisenhower, Warren G. Harding, and George H.W. Bush. Washington also set a precedent of kissing the Bible after taking the oath of office. Presidents followed suit, up until 1853, when Franklin ...