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

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

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

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

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

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

Donald Trump is sworn in as the 47th president of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts as Melania Trump holds the ...

As Trump recited the Oath of Office, he never lifted his left hand to place it upon the Bibles. Was it a mistake?

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

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.

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 ...