Trump didn't place his hand on the Bible during his swearing-in, and some of his supporters are blaming John Roberts.
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President Trump's family wasn't in place as the oath of office began, including his wife, Melania, who was holding two Bibles.
Some social media users wondered if Donald Trump not taking the oath on a religious text meant he wasn't properly sworn in.
Joe Biden's presidency officially ended when President Donald Trump was sworn into office by U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts. Vice President JD Vance, moments earlier, was sworn in by Roberts' colleague,
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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 hand on a Bible that was held by his wife, Usha Vance, as she also held one of their three children.
Donald Trump will take the oath of office saying he returns to the presidency “confident and optimistic” it's the start of “a thrilling new era of national success.”
President Trump has taken the oath of office a second time, taking office once again. He shook hands with Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, who administered the oath, and then shook hands with former president Biden. He then embraced first lady Melania Trump and his children standing nearby.
Melania Trump returned to Washington, D.C., in style this week.
Federal officials say ICE arrested 308 people the day after Trump's 2025 inauguration - but that number was comparable to recent years.
Churchill once implied that history would be kind to him because “I propose to write that history myself.” As we know from his paroxysms on Truth Social, Donald Trump is barely capable of writing a single coherent sentence.