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

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

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

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

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

Trump became president moments after noon, taking the oath read by Chief Justice John Roberts. Trump was joined by his wife ...

First Lady Melania Trump stood by her husband as he recited the oath with both a family Bible and the Lincoln Bible stacked ...

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

While many American politicians choose to take their Oath of Office with a hand placed on a Bible, the U.S. Constitution explicitly forbids any religious test for public office and does not ...