Trump did not place hand on Bibles during 2025 swearing in

President Trump bucked contented connected Monday erstwhile helium did not spot his manus connected the Bible portion taking the oath of bureau during his 2nd inauguration. 

Chief Justice John Roberts administered the oath, telling Trump, who was walking toward him, to rise his close manus and repetition the words helium was astir to say.

Trump past raised his close hand, and arsenic Roberts said, "I, Donald John Trump," archetypal woman Melania Trump was seen approaching with a stack of Bibles.

Rather than spot his near manus connected the Bibles, helium kept his manus by his broadside and continued to instrumentality the oath of bureau arsenic his household filed successful down him.

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Melania Trump held 2 Bibles — 1 was the Lincoln Bible and the different was her husband's idiosyncratic Bible that was fixed to him by his parent erstwhile helium was a child. Trump did spot his manus connected some those Bibles erstwhile helium took the oath of bureau successful 2017. 

Trump's squad did not instantly respond to Fox News Digital's petition for remark connected wherefore the president did not spot his manus connected the Bibles.

Vice President JD Vance did spot his manus connected the Bible portion helium was sworn in.

Some radical connected societal media accidental Roberts rushed the oath, portion others appeared to beryllium successful disbelief that Trump did not spot his manus connected the Bibles, which is simply a contented dating backmost to the precise archetypal inauguration of President George Washington.

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While it is accepted for the incoming president to spot a manus connected the Bible portion taking the oath of office, determination is thing successful the U.S. Constitution that requires them to bash so.

In fact, presidents "shall beryllium bound by Oath oregon Affirmation," according to Article VI of the Constitution. The aforesaid nonfiction states, "...no spiritual Test shall ever beryllium required arsenic a Qualification to immoderate Office oregon nationalist Trust nether the United States."

Article II of the Constitution besides says the president indispensable instrumentality the oath earlier entering office, though determination is nary notation of religion.

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The Constitution lays retired the nonstop connection to beryllium utilized successful the 34-word oath of office: "I bash solemnly curse (or affirm) that I volition faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and volition to the champion of my ability, preserve, support and support the Constitution of the United States."

Many judges person tacked connected 4 small words, "so assistance maine God." It is not legally oregon constitutionally required, dissimilar different national oaths that invoke the words arsenic modular procedure. Historians person been astatine likelihood implicit whether President Washington established precedent by adding the operation connected his ain during his archetypal acceptance, but modern accounts notation nary specified ad-libbing.

Abraham Lincoln was reported to person said it spontaneously successful 1861, and different presidents implicit the years person followed suit. A Bible is traditionally used, with the president placing 1 manus connected it portion raising the different during the oath of office.

The Constitution besides does not necessitate the president oregon members of Congress oregon national judges to beryllium sworn successful by a Supreme Court justice, though they conscionable person for inaugurations, astir of the time.

When Washington took the archetypal oath of bureau successful 1789, the Supreme Court had not yet been formed, truthful New York’s highest-ranking justice did the honors astatine Federal Hall connected Wall Street.

Four years later, Associate Justice William Cushing swore successful Washington for a 2nd term, opening the Supreme Court tradition.

Fox News’ Shannon Bream and Bill Mears contributed to this report.