According to CBS News, First Lady Melania Trump held two Bibles — one his mother had given to Trump when he was a child and ...

Images from the inauguration show President Trump did not put his hand on a Bible as he was sworn in by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts. It is not required in the Constitution.

Images from the inauguration show President Trump did not put his hand on a Bible as he was sworn in by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts. It is not required in the Constitution.

“He didn’t put his small hand on the Bible when he took the oath of office,” Never Trump political group The Lincoln Project tweeted. More about Donald Trump John Roberts Supreme Court oath.

“Wait, if Trump didn’t put his hand on the Bible, then he’s not officially President then, right? Yea I’m going with that,” a Threads post said. No. Trump is still the 47th president.

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The tradition of swearing the oath of office on a Bible stretches back to George Washington, ... Although his wife, Melania Trump, held two Bibles, Mr. Trump did not put his hand on either.

"Wait, if Trump didn’t put his hand on the Bible, then he’s not officially President then, right? Yea I’m going with that," a Threads post said. No. Trump is still the 47th president.

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 oath or affirmation is “bound” by ...

During his 2017 inauguration, Trump placed his hand on a family Bible stacked atop Lincoln's while taking the oath. Credit: AP President-elect Donald Trump takes the oath of office as he is sworn ...

During his 2017 inauguration, Trump placed his hand on a family Bible stacked atop Lincoln's while taking the oath. Credit: AP President-elect Donald Trump takes the oath of office as he is sworn ...

Trump is certainly not the first president to not use a Bible during the swearing-in ceremony. Photos of the swearing-in ceremony showed Trump with his hand at his side and not atop the Bible.