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

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 ...

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

The move, in effect, validated the far-right leader’s defiant claim that his criminal prosecution was a kind of political ...