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

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

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

Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States on Monday, taking the oath without placing his hand on the ...

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

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

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.

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

(Morry Gash – Pool/Getty Images) The U.S. Constitution does not stipulate that a president-to-be place his or her hand on a Bible when taking the Oath, because each president who recites this ...

Eagle-eye onlookers were quick to notice President Donald Trump did not have his hand on the Bible when he took ...

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

Donald Trump raised his right hand while his left hand hovered ... Who didn’t use a Bible? John Quincy Adams took his oath in 1825 on a law book. Theodore Roosevelt — who was sworn in at ...