Nope….
Check the picture …
But?
It don’t matter….
All he HAS to do is say that….”I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.”….
And some of us have doubts on THAT, eh?
The U.S. Constitution does not stipulate that a president-to-be place his or her hand on a Bible when taking the Oath, because each president who recites this oath or affirmation is “bound” by the words themselves, per Article VI. The same article also says that “no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States.”
Article II, meanwhile, merely states that the chief executive of the United States must recite the oath before being able to take office. (Interestingly, there is also no stipulation that the oath of office end with “so help me God,” though it has become customary.)…
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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….
image….Donald Trump takes office for his second term as the 47th President of the United States…Morry Gash – Pool/Getty
Actually,I couldn’t care less that Trump didn’t have his hand upon the Bible when he took the oath.
Having said that,can you imagine the outcry among Republicans if Barack Obama had done that?
However, when one is in a cult,which is what the Republican Partyhas essentially become,the actions of the leader cannot be questioned .