Donald Trump takes the oath of office, while standing with Melania Trump and Barron Trump, during the 2017 Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol. Chief Justice John Roberts administered the oath of office Jan 20, 2017. © Robert Hanashiro / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
(Washington, D.C.) — President-elect Donald Trump will use a Bible from his mother as well as the Lincoln Bible for his swearing-in today. His late mother gave him the Bible in 1955 for his primary school graduation, signed by church officials and inscribed with Trump’s name. The Lincoln Bible was first used at President Lincoln’s swearing-in in 1861 and has been used three times since during former President Obama’s two inaugurations and Trump’s first one.
Trump’s day starts with a church service at St. John’s in Washington, DC, before President Biden welcomes Trump for tea at the White House. Trump and Vice President-elect J.D. Vance will then head to the Capitol for the inauguration, which is set to be held inside because of brutally cold temperatures. Trump is scheduled to be sworn in at around 11:45 a.m.
