The longstanding tradition of taking the presidential oath with one hand on a Bible stretches back to George Washington and was observed by Mr. Trump in 2017. But doing so is not a requirement.

In any case, most modern presidents — Biden, Obama, and even Trump during his first oath — have indeed placed their hand upon the Bible, despite there being no requirement to do so.

President Donald Trump takes the oath of office on Jan. 20 without placing his hand on a Bible. Morry Gash - Pool/Getty While it is customary for presidents and vice presidents to place their ...

Trump did place his hand on both those Bibles when he took the oath of office in 2017. Trump's team did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment on why the president did ...

It was not immediately clear why Mr. Trump made his oath of office on Monday without his hand on the Bible. The president notably also has his own "God Bless the USA" Bibles — sold for $59.99 each.

Trump held up his right hand and repeated the oath of office as read to him by U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, as is customary, but his left remained at his side.

Following the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th U.S. president on Jan. 20, 2025, a rumor spread online that Trump took the oath of office without placing his hand on a bible. Multiple ...

However, there is no legal requirement for a hand to be placed on a Bible when an official is being sworn in. Article VI, Clause 3, of the U.S. Constitution states officials are bound “by oath ...

The placement of Trump’s left hand, however, has no bearing on the legitimacy of his first day back at the job. Donald Trump takes office for his second term as the 47th President of the United ...