Video and photos show that Trump recited the oath from Roberts without placing his hand on the Lincoln Bible, first used to swear in the 16th U.S. president, and a Bible his mother gave him in 1955.

The Bible is deeply rooted in Vance’s family. His grandmother Bonnie Vance – known to him as “Mamaw” – gave it to him when he left home in 2003 for the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in ...

Jan 20, 2025; Washington, DC, USA; U.S. President Donald Trump raises his fist after taking the oath on the day of his Presidential Inauguration at the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U ...

Some Trump supporters blamed Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts for the Bible snafu on Monday. They said that Roberts didn’t give Trump and his family members enough time to settle ...

US President Donald Trump seemed to forget this important custom when he took the oath of ... None of those bibles was the infamous “Trump Bible” that her supporters can buy for $60.

Trump used both a family Bible and the so-called Lincoln Bible, which was sworn on by the 16th president in 1861 as well as Barack Obama in 2009 and 2013. His Inauguration Day began with the ...

Trump had chosen the Bible the 16th President Abraham Lincoln was sworn in on and one given to Trump by his mother, his transition team said. Donald Trump is sworn in as the 47th US President in ...

Calvin Coolidge, in his 1929 autobiography, also claims he didn’t use his family Bible when he was sworn in at his family’s Vermont home in the wake of Warren G. Harding’s death.

WASHINGTON – President-elect Donald Trump had his left hand down at his side – and not on one of the two Bibles his wife, Melania, held up for him – during his swearing-in ceremony.