Some presidents did not use a Bible to take the oath of office, including Theodore Roosevelt, who did not use anything when ...

President Donald Trump, when taking his most recent oath of office, did not appear to place his left hand on either of the ...

President Donald Trump did not place his hand on the Holy Bible Monday as he was swearing into office for a second time, multiple clips of his inauguration show. Trump was sworn in by US Supreme Court ...

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

Trump took the oath of office on Monday immediately after Vice President JD Vance was sworn in by Associate Supreme Court ...

President Donald Trump took his oath of office on his inauguration, becoming the 47th president of the United States. However, some on social media have wondered if Trump failed to correctly take his ...

All the Constitution requires is that the President-elect, in this case Trump, must take the oath of office and recite the specific words. The rest is up to those participating in the ceremony. Who ...

During his 2017 inauguration, Trump placed his hand on a family Bible stacked atop Lincoln's while taking the oath. While reciting the presidential oath of office is mandated by the Constitution, ...

Despite social media attention, the Constitution protects freedom of religion. So putting a hand on a Bible, or even using one at all, isn't required.

Melania Trump was holding a Bible Donald Trump's mother gave him in 1955. She also was holding a Bible used by President Abraham Lincoln for his oath of office in 1861.

President Donald Trump swore his oath of office as president for the second time in the Capitol rotunda, one hand raised in the air, but declined to place his other hand on the two Bibles held before ...

During his inauguration on Monday, President Donald Trump appeared to forget to put his hand on the Bibles he brought for the swearing-in ceremony, instead leaving his left arm by his side.