The following statement of President Trump’s America First priorities was issued by the White House moments after President Trump took the oath of office. President Trump will take bold action ...

Some social media users wondered if Donald Trump not taking the oath on a religious text meant he wasn't properly sworn in. President Donald Trump’s second time taking the oath of office had the ...

The tradition of swearing the oath of office on a Bible stretches back to George Washington, but not all presidents have observed it. By Elizabeth Dias National religion correspondent As Donald J.

It’s traditional to use a Bible during the presidential oath of office ... John Quincy Adams used a law text for his 1825 inauguration. And, sworn in aboard Air Force One after John Kennedy ...

The U.S. Constitution’s Article VI, Clause 3 states that an oath is required to assume office, but it does not specify the use of any religious text. The focus is on the president's promise to ...

President Donald Trump swore his oath ... While there is no constitutional requirement to swear an oath by religious or secular text, to do so has become customary for nearly all U.S. officeholders.

while the U.S. Constitution requires the president to take an oath of office, it does not mandate the use of a Bible or any religious text. Historical precedents show flexibility in this tradition ...

While reciting the presidential oath of office is mandated by the Constitution ... John Quincy Adams used a law text for his 1825 inauguration. Lyndon B. Johnson used a Catholic missal as he ...

When Donald Trump is sworn in as the 47th president on Monday ... presidents to take the oath of office, there is no requirement for them to use a religious text, or any text at all, while ...

John Quincy Adams used a law text for his 1825 inauguration.And ... address It’s traditional to use a Bible during the presidential oath of office, but it is not required.

the day is meticulously planned to ensure the oath has been taken by or as close as possible to noon ET. Here is the text of the 20th Amendment, Section 1 in full: "The terms of the President and ...