When President Donald Trump took the oath of office, he didn't have his hand on the Bible. Does this matter and why do politicians do it at all?

President Donald Trump, when taking his most recent oath of office, did not appear to place his left hand on either of the ...

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Although presidents and other government officials have historically sworn the oath on a Bible, the Constitution doesn’t require it.

As millions watched President Donald Trump’s inauguration at the White House on Monday, Jan. 20, many noticed that he did not place his left hand on a Bible while being sworn in. Now people are ...

During his oath, Trump did not place his hand atop the Bible, a moment that quickly took over on social media as people ...

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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 ...

Democratic strategist David Axelrod knocked President Trump for not placing his hand on the bible when taking the oath of ...

Legally speaking, it doesn't matter whether the U.S. president placed his hand on a bible. And he wouldn't be the first not to.