he will be placing his hands on the Bible and taking oath as the next US President. Reports suggest that he will be placing his hands on two Bibles simultaneously during the oath-taking to be ...

and the Lincoln Bible President Abraham Lincoln used to take the oath of office in 1861. However, there is no legal requirement for a hand to be placed on a Bible when an official is being sworn in.

The tradition of swearing the oath of office on a Bible stretches ... Trump was holding — a family Bible and a Bible used by Abraham Lincoln — was not immediately clear. The White House ...

Taking the Oath with your hand on a book According ... a Bible given by his mom and also President Abraham Lincoln's family Bible. Trump also used the Lincoln Bible during his first inauguration ...

Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States on Monday, Jan. 20, taking the presidential oath without ... and the Lincoln Bible, which President Abraham Lincoln used when he ...

Trump had chosen the Bible the 16th President Abraham Lincoln was sworn in on and one given to Trump by his mother, his transition team said.

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.

taking the oath read by Chief Justice John Roberts. Trump was joined by his wife Melania Trump who was holding both a family bible and the one used by President Abraham Lincoln at his 1861 ...