Some presidents did not use a Bible to take the oath of office, including Theodore Roosevelt, who did not use anything when ...

VERIFY reader Ruth emailed us to ask about Trump’s oath. Does the president have to swear the oath of office on a Bible? No, the president does not have to swear the oath of office on a Bible.

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.

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 ...

During the swearing-in, Donald Trump raised his right hand and placed his left hand on the Bible. He then took the oath of office and was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States. But why ...

Despite social media attention, the Constitution protects freedom of religion. So putting a hand on a Bible, or even using one at all, isn't required.

There are at least two recorded inaugurations in which the president did not swear their oath on a Bible. The first was in 1825, when John Quincy Adams took his oath “while reading a volume of ...