Donald Trump took the oath of office on Monday, promising a sweeping series of executive orders upon his return to the presidency.

President Trump was sworn in by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, reciting the 42-word oath inside the Capitol rotunda while touching two books held by first lady Melania Trump: an inscribed Bible from his 1955 Sunday school graduation and the burgundy Bible that Abraham Lincoln used at his 1861 inauguration.

During his 2017 inauguration, Trump used both a family Bible and the so-called Lincoln Bible, belonging to America’s 16th president. In 2021, Biden used a family Bible that date

Donald Trump has taken the oath of office, and is officially the 47th president of the United States of America. Chief Justice John Roberts administered the oath.

Donald Trump has been sworn in as the 47th president of the United States during his inauguration ceremony at the Capitol Rotunda in Washington on Monday. The inauguration ceremony was not held at its usual location at the National Mall due to cold weather.

President Donald Trump’s second inauguration provided plenty of comic fodder for “The Late Show” host Stephen Colbert on Monday. Colbert mockingly picked apart multiple moments from the returning president’s speech ― including Trump’s failure to place his hand on a stack of Bibles when being sworn back into office.

President Trump did not place his hands on a stack of Bibles while taking the oath of office Monday, but he did not violate the U.S. Constitution either.

The tradition of swearing the oath of office on a Bible stretches back to George Washington, but not all presidents have observed it.

U.S. President Donald Trump took his oath of office Monday (January 20), with his right hand raised, but without his left hand on the Bibles that his wife Melania held as she stood by his side. Emma Jehle has more.