Trump took the oath of office on Monday immediately after Vice President JD Vance was sworn in by Associate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. As Vance took the oath of office, he placed his right hand on a Bible that was held by his wife, Usha Vance, as she also held one of their three children.
Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States, with a number of hidden moments occurring before and during the inauguration
President-elect Donald Trump will use two Bibles to culminate the 60th Presidential Inauguration. He is not the first to do so, nor to use the historical Bible he chose.
Museum of the Bible Chief Curatorial Officer Robert Duke said Trump’s personal Bible will be added to the set of U.S. presidential inauguration Bibles.
Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president Monday, promising a “revolution of common sense” and taking charge as Republicans assume unified control of Washington, D.C., and set out to reshape the country’s institutions.
President Donald Trump faced backlash after critics noted that he did not place his hand on the Bible during his inauguration on Monday, raising questions about the tradition’s significance during the formal ceremony.
President Donald Trump' inauguration was rife with poor planning and awkward occurrences as the US ushered in the convicted felon for a second term Monday
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.
When Abraham Lincoln was preparing his speech for his second inaugural in 1865, historians think he cut the sentences and paragraphs from a printed draft and pasted them onto the copy he planned to read from. An excellent orator, he adjusted the spacing, apparently for cadence and dramatic effect.
Ahead of Inauguration Day, the minds behind the God Bless the USA Bible released a new product that plays off the Bible’s prominent role in the ceremony. Their Inauguration Day Edition Bible has Monday’s date printed on the cover and celebrates Trump’s return to the White House, as the Deseret News previously reported.