The tradition of swearing the oath of office on a Bible stretches back to George Washington, but not all presidents have ...

President Donald Trump, when taking his most recent oath of office, did not appear to place his left hand on either of the ...

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

Donald Trump appeared to forget to place his hand on a stack of Bibles held by his wife Melania Trump as he was sworn into ...

President Donald Trump faced backlash after critics noted that he did not place his hand on the Bible during his inauguration ...

Some presidents did not use a Bible to take the oath of office, including Theodore Roosevelt, who did not use anything when ...

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

President Trump's family wasn't in place as the oath of office began, including his wife, Melania, who was holding two Bibles ...

During his oath, Trump did not place his hand atop the Bible, a moment that quickly took over on social media as people ...

Legally speaking, it doesn't matter whether the U.S. president placed his hand on a bible. And he wouldn't be the first not to.

As Trump recited the Oath of Office, he never lifted his left hand to place it upon the Bibles. Was it a mistake?

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 ...