The tradition of swearing the oath of office on a Bible stretches back to George Washington, but not all presidents have observed it. By Elizabeth Dias National religion correspondent As Donald J.

On Monday, President-elect Donald Trump will, for the second time, take the presidential oath of office. The oath, found in Article II of the Constitution reads: “I do solemnly swear (or affirm ...

This oath indicates a clear loyalty to the Constitution, and the president is asked to do all he can to honor that loyalty. The president becomes a public servant, a servant to the people — an ...

For the second time, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump takes the oath of office on Inauguration Day Monday in Washington, D.C., by raising his right hand and putting his left hand on top of a Bible.

WASHINGTON — The chief justice of the Supreme Court traditionally administers the oath of office to the incoming president, while the vice president has more flexibility in choosing who reads ...

On Jan. 6, Fanone was dragged into the crowd at the mouth of the Capitol’s Lower West Terrace Tunnel — the corridor presidents typically traverse before taking the oath of office — where he ...

Trump took the oath of office shortly after noon in Washington, and was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States. “I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the ...

(NEXSTAR) – President Donald Trump, when taking his most recent oath of office, did not appear to place his left hand on either of the Bibles brought to the swearing-in ceremony in the Capitol ...

Trump also did not visibly place his left hand on the bibles at any point in the below video footage of the oath, made available by C-SPAN and The Associated Press. Based on this evidence ...

Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States on Monday, Jan. 20, taking the presidential oath without placing his hand on the Bibles Melania held beside him Lizzie Hyman is a ...