President Trump bucked tradition on Monday when he did not place his hand on the Bible while taking the oath of office during his second inauguration. Chief Justice John Roberts administered the ...

Taking the Oath with your hand on a book According to the U.S. Department of State, in 1789 George Washington began the tradition of taking the oath with a hand on the Bible. Presidents can choose ...

Chief Justice John Roberts administered the oath of office. President Donald Trump did not place his hand on the Bible as he took the oath of office during his inauguration on Monday. First lady ...

One of the Bibles holds deep personal significance for Trump. It was gifted to him by his mother in 1955 to commemorate his graduation from Sunday Church Primary School at First Presbyterian ...

Languages: English. Ahead of President-elect Donald Trump's second term, which begins Monday, his inaugural committee announced that he will place his hand on two Bibles during the swearing-in ...

Donald Trump will place his hand on two Bibles during the swearing-in ceremony: the Lincoln Bible from 1861 and one gifted by his mother in 1955. The Lincoln Bible has been used three times since ...

When Donald Trump is sworn in as the 47th president on Monday, January 20, 2025, he will take an oath and raise his right hand while placing his left on a Bible. At his first inauguration in 2017 ...

WASHINGTON, Jan 20 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump took his oath of office on Monday with his right hand raised, but without placing his left hand on the two Bibles that his wife Melania ...

File photo/Reuters While US President-elect Donald Trump enthusiastically endorsed the “God Bless the USA” Bible, which was a blend of scripture and star-spangled swagger, he will be holding two less ...

KUCHING, Jan 19 — The Sarawak Christian community witnessed a historic milestone today with the launch of two new Bahasa Malaysia Bibles — the Alkitab Kudus Malaysia and the Alkitab Berita Baik Edisi ...

For his first oath of office, Trump had his hand on two Bibles, one his own and one used by Abraham Lincoln in 1861. The Lincoln Bible is kept at the Library of Congress and had not appeared again ...