There is no evidence to suggest Trump didn't put his hand on the Bible during his swearing-in. His inauguration followed the traditional format and protocol.
During the Benediction prayers, he did not have his head bowed and was looking around. Camara shots of Biden and Harris showed they had their heads bowed.
He'll say at some point..."I didn't swear the oath on the bible" as he condones using his power against the Constitution! It should of been corrected before oath taken!
Does it matter?
Trump has never read a Bible. Trump readily tells lies, and, let's face it, 50% of US citizens willingly accept the orange cheeto carnival-barker as their king.
YES! It SHOULD have mattered.
It didn't.
Now, the fallout.
there's a photo of trump putting his hand on the bible during his inauguration. it's possible the question is referring to a specific moment when he appeared to be looking down, but it's not clear what this implies.
For once in his miserable, dishonest, grifting life, the man told the truth. He has no intention of honouring his oath, so why should he engage in the theatre of placing his tiny hand on a holy book?
I don't think the Antichrist takes an oath that way. I do remember a photo op with a Bible but he held it upside down. And I think maybe the ones with his signature in it don't burn his hands.
As much as I hate the asshole, and as much a joke is that he’s religious, “swearing on a Bible” is a silly, archaic and superstitious practice that should be discarded.
Very true. They get to choose what they swear on, or choose nothing. But why choose the Bible & then not swear on it? He doesn't need to pander to Evangelicals any longer.
Of course not. He cannot tell a truth so anything he would swear to would be a pre-ordained lie. He believes in an authoritarian dictatorship, not Democracy.
Did his special edition Bible (king James, including bill of rights, the constitution and the lyrics to Greenwood’s song, pages gilded in gold)) not arrive from Temu in time?
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Trump has never read a Bible. Trump readily tells lies, and, let's face it, 50% of US citizens willingly accept the orange cheeto carnival-barker as their king.
YES! It SHOULD have mattered.
It didn't.
Now, the fallout.
“Plausible deniability”
I never took an oath to nuthin, see!
Stop stirring the pot on irrelevancy.
When I was military, I took the oath multiple times. No bible.
When I took my oath as an election official, no bible.
Stop making false claims that are disinformation.
the Secret Service won't allow it to touch any holy book or step on consecrate ground
https://bookriot.com/books-politicians-have-been-sworn-in-on/