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

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

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

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

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 ...

U.S. President Donald Trump took his oath of office on Monday with his right hand raised, but without placing his left hand ...

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

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

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 ...

Vice President JD Vance took the oath of office before Trump and placed his right hand on the Bible with his wife and three ...