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Trump didn’t place hand on Bible during second oath of office

Donald Trump taking the presidential oath during his inauguration.(Photo: YouTube/PBS)

(CP) President Donald Trump didn’t place his hand on the 2 Bibles held by his wife, Melania Trump, when he took his second oath of office to change into the forty seventh president of the United States on Monday.

Some users on social media speculated that Trump didn’t see the Bibles next to him because Chief Justice John Roberts began the oath of office before all members of the Trump family were in place. By the time Melania had reached Trump, his hand was already raised and he was taking the oath.

The oath, which traditionally takes place at noon exactly, began a minute late.

Roberts flubbed former President Barack Obama’s first oath of office in 2009 by reciting the oath incorrectly, prompting the necessity for Obama to take the oath a second time in a non-public ceremony on the White House.

The inaugural committee announced in an announcement last Friday that the Bibles within the ceremony included the one utilized by former President Abraham Lincoln to take his oath of office in 1861 on the eve of the Civil War, in addition to Trump’s family Bible, each of which he used when he was sworn in for his first term in 2017.

Trump’s personal Bible was given to him by his mother, Mary Anne MacLeod Trump, in 1955 when he was 9 years old.

Vice President JD Vance was sworn in by Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh on a King James Bible that was owned by his maternal great-grandmother, and was given to him by his “Mamaw” in 2003 when he joined the US Marines.

The inauguration ceremony, which was moved indoors late last week due to cold weather, hit one other snag when accompanying music for singer Carrie Underwood didn’t play, resulting in some awkward moments until Underwood selected to sing “America the Beautiful” a cappella while the audience joined.

Multiple US presidents have taken their oath of office on a couple of Bible, including former Presidents Harry S Truman and Richard Nixon.

Often the various Bibles can have each historical and private meaning, comparable to when former President Dwight D Eisenhower used his personal Bible and that utilized by George Washington in 1789.

The Lincoln Bible also featured in Obama’s swearing-in during each of his inaugurations in 2009 and 2013.

Trump drew controversy last yr when he promoted the “God Bless the USA” Bible, which was inspired by the Lee Greenwood song of the identical name and went for $69.99.

A special Inauguration Day edition of the “God Bless the USA” Bible was released earlier this month, also priced at $69.99 plus shipping.

© The Christian Post

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