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

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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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.

“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 ...

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

WASHINGTON – President-elect Donald Trump had his left hand down at his side – and not on one of the two Bibles his wife, Melania, held up for him – during his swearing-in ceremony.