Trump took the oath of office on Monday immediately after Vice President JD Vance was sworn in by Associate Supreme Court ...
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 ...
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.
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.