President Donald Trump did not place his hand on the Bible as he took the oath of office during his inauguration on Monday. First lady Melania Trump stood next to the president holding two Bibles ...

Donald Trump's left hand was by his side as he took his oath of office.© AP JD Vance puts his hand on the Bible while taking the oath beside his wife Usha.© AP ...

Donald Trump raised his right hand while placing his left hand on the Bible Monday afternoon. He then took the oath of office and was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States.

Trump did place his hand on the Bible in 2017 Credit: Getty This set a precedent for future presidents to be sworn in by placing their hand on the holy book, but there have been exceptions. John ...

The longstanding tradition of taking the presidential oath with one hand on a Bible stretches back to George Washington and was observed by Mr. Trump in 2017. But doing so is not a requirement.

“He didn’t put his small hand on the Bible when he took the oath of office,” Never Trump political group The Lincoln Project tweeted. The Independent has always had a global perspective.

Though Trump did not place his hand on the Bible, Vice President J.D. Vance adhered to tradition. Vance, 40, who was sworn in by Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, placed his right hand on the ...

It was not immediately clear why Mr. Trump made his oath of office on Monday without his hand on the Bible. The president notably also has his own "God Bless the USA" Bibles — sold for $59.99 each.

However, it not known why Trump, who has proclaimed his Christian faith and even supported the rollout of his own edition of the Bible, elected not to place his hand on the family Bible and so ...

President Donald Trump did not place his hand on the Bible as he took the oath of office during his inauguration on Monday. First lady Melania Trump stood next to the president holding two Bibles, but ...

Democratic strategist Adam Parkhomenko snarked. “He didn’t put his small hand on the Bible when he took the oath of office,” Never Trump political group The Lincoln Project tweeted.