A select number of presidents have not sworn on the Bible, which was more common in earlier chapters of American history when specific rules and traditions weren’t as entrenched as they are today.
In any case, most modern presidents — Biden, Obama, and even Trump during his first oath — have indeed placed their hand upon the Bible, despite there being no requirement to do so.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would create a White House faith office and direct Attorney General Pam Bondi ...
Attorneys for an Arizona school board didn t violate federal law by warning a member not to quote from the Bible during ...
Biden "acknowledged the concerns," but the "warnings ... "He did not want to be seen as weak — a 78-year-old president with his hand on the Bible and a large, telltale contraption on his foot.
"Weekend Update" hosts Colin Jost and Michael Che capped off the week of President Trump's inauguration on "Saturday Night Live" ...
Yet at the same presser, the speaker vowed to investigate pardons that former President Joe Biden gave to members of his family. “It was shocking,” he stated. “What President Biden did on ...
Biden's mistaken conviction that he, and he alone, could defeat the man he considered a threat to the democratic order is the very reason that man will place his hand on the Bible tomorrow.