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It is absolutely not a requirement to swear an oath on a bible, or even to have a bible nearby.
It just happens to be a longstanding custom in the USA. Many politicians take the oath on a bible just for the optics. DT, of all people, is all about optics. Dude probably wasn’t paying any attention, and surely winging his swearing given the last minute changes.
In any case, shouldn't everyone be applauding a president for refusing to touch a bible, tacitly denouncing religious contexts near government?
Except when Trump was asked what his favorite book of all time was, can you guess what he answered?
That's right. He said The Bible was his favorite book. You do understand the difference between actually believing in something, or just being a hypocrite and a con-man, right?
It's not about whether it's a requirement or not. It's about a con artist revealing the con, and watching people like you handwave it away.
Yeah aside from the whole using the Jesus vote to win thing.
I thought he won because the handling of the day to day economics of the average citizen was in shambles, but yeah, clearly magic sky man holds more weight
What are you even saying?
He very definitely panders to the religious right, saying otherwise is absurd.
He literally sells bibles.
And where are egg prices after he said he’d have them lowered day one?
Bible is surely a disgrace and pathetic.
It's understandable and I agree that no President should ever lay hands on that comic.
I do believe 100% that Trump would've easily laid his hand on the book Mein Kempf.
In any case, shouldn't everyone be applauding a president for refusing to touch a bible, tacitly denouncing religious contexts near government?
Not if it's someone that got elected based on their support for the union of church and state. Now if someone like AOC got elected president and didn't swear on the bible, that would mean something
AOC should have sworn in on a union contract. Maybe then she wouldn't have voted to protect the rail corporation from a union strike.
Yeah it is just a custom. But the point still stands.
Some odd books people have been sworn in on:
Oh, The Places You Will Go - Dr. Seuss
The Autobiography of Malcom X
A Superman Comic
Ugh, now you're going to make me look up who swore in under Dr. Seuss.
We were duped, it wasn't a president. Still cool though. Thanks for the link, you posted it twice if you don't know by the by
Well, who was it?
Edit: https://abcnews.go.com/US/missouri-councilwoman-dr-seuss-book-sworn-office/story?id=65096396