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 ...

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

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

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

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

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Trump took the oath of office shortly after noon in Washington ... doesn't matter as the U.S. Constitution says “no religious Text shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office ...