Jan 20, 2025 · Trump and Vance were both sworn in on family Bibles. Trump also used Abraham Lincoln's Bible. Melania Trump wore an outfit by Adam Lippes and a hat by Eric Javits, both American...

Jan 24, 2025 · Stuckey broke down the scene, explaining, “President Trump stood in front of the Bible with Melania by his side and… went through this swearing-in ceremony.” She noted the symbolic importance of the moment, as Melania held not one but two Bibles: a family Bible and the historic Lincoln Bible, famously used by Abraham Lincoln in 1861 and ...

Jan 24, 2025 · Many keen observers noticed that when Donald Trump was taking the oath of office on Inauguration Day, he didn’t place his hand on either of the two Bibles held by his wife, Melania Trump. One of those Bibles was Trump’s personal Bible, given to him by his mother; the other was the Lincoln Bible that was used when Abraham Lincoln took the ...

Jan 20, 2025 · Melania Trump was holding her husband's personal Bible, which was given to him by his mother, and the Lincoln Bible that President Abraham Lincoln used to take the oath of office in 1861.

4 days ago · Melania Trump held a pair of Bibles, one given to Donald Trump by his mother, the other was the famous Lincoln Bible which Abraham Lincoln used at his swearing in. It was a provided by William ...

Jan 21, 2025 · Donald Trump skipped placing his hand on a Bible during his Jan. 20, 2025, swearing in. ... First Lady Melania Trump held two Bibles — one gifted to Trump as a child and the other used during Abraham Lincoln’s 1861 inauguration. Now, many are wondering: Is placing a hand on the Bible required, or is it simply a symbolic tradition ...

Jan 20, 2025 · President-elect Donald J. Trump and his wife, Melania Trump, are greeted by President Biden and first lady Jill Biden upon arriving at the White House on the morning of January 20. ... Justice John Roberts as Melania Trump holds two Bibles (one given to Trump as a boy by his mother and the other used by Abraham Lincoln to take the oath in 1861).

Jan 20, 2025 · Trump did not place his hand on a stack of two Bibles held by first lady Melania Trump during his swearing-in, ... His inaugural committee announced on Friday that the same bibles he used in January 2017 would be present, one that Abraham Lincoln put his hand on in 1861 and a personal one gifted to him by his mother in 1955.

Sep 4, 2024 · Abraham Lincoln was 6 feet 4 inches, and Mary Todd Lincoln was 5 feet 2 inches. The shortest first lady was Eliza Johnson at 4 feet 9 inches, and Eleanor Roosevelt, Michelle Obama, and...

Jan 20, 2025 · First lady Melania Trump stood beside him during the oath, holding two Bibles: Trump's personal Bible, a gift for his Sunday school graduation in the 1950s, and the Lincoln Bible, which...