For his inauguration this Monday, January 20, President-elect Donald Trump decided to take the oath on the Bible of Abraham Lincoln but also on a Bible given to him by his mother during his childhood.
A swearing-in where the historical and the sentimental will mix. For his second inauguration as President of the United States this Monday, January 20, Donald Trump will have to, as is American tradition, promise to protect the Constitution by swearing on the Bible.
For this, the 47th President of the United States decided to use two Bibles: the one used by President Abraham Lincoln during his inauguration in 1861 and another given by his late mother.
A Bible given by his mother in 1955
Mary Anne MacLeod Trump gave a Bible to her son in 1955 on the occasion of his elementary school graduation, according to Donald Trump’s inauguration committee cited by the American media The Hill.
According to conservative media outlet Fox News, Trump’s name is embossed on the lower part of the cover. Inside are the signatures of the officials of the church where the graduation took place, an inscription of the president’s name and details of the date the book was presented to him.
-In the Capitol rotunda – for the first time since 1985 the ceremony will be held indoors due to the polar cold – Donald Trump will also take the oath on Abraham Lincoln’s Bible. A Bible that he had already used for his inauguration in 2017. Just like former Democratic President Barack Obama in 2009 and 2013.
This religious text, bound in burgundy velvet, is part of the collections of the Library of Congress.
Vice President JD Vance will use a Bible that belonged to his maternal great-grandmother to take the oath.
