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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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.

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

Some social media users wondered if Donald Trump not taking the oath on a religious text meant he wasn't properly sworn in.

Although it's done so often it seems like rule, is there a requirement to use a Bible during a swearing-in ceremony?

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

Pastor Brennen Behimer of Parkside Bible Fellowship led the audience in the Invocation, Honorable Municipal Court Judge Michael R. Lister administered the oaths of office and Pastor Russell Hucks of ...