(…) The incident appears to be an accident as video footage showed Melania walk closer to the president during the oath, which Chief Justice John Roberts began before she elevated the book to Trump’s gaze. He did not appear to notice. Some conservatives appeared to blame Roberts.
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Don’t care. Next.
We know where his heart is.
Why was Roberts in such a hurry?
Actually, why was R🤡berts even there?
(Yeah, I know why. Still don’t like him.)
There were people in the way (I don’t remember who) as Melania was trying to get next to her husband and hold the Bibles for him. Then Roberts, who I don’t think could really see what was happening, began the oath-giving.
If President Trump had started taking the oath and part way through then put his hand on the Bibles, there would be just as much, though different, whining about the glitch¹. I strongly suspect that if Roberts had seen it, he would have waited the few seconds it would have taken for it all to shake out first.
1. I’m using “glitch” deliberately to trivialize what was a very minor mistake.
Trump did not have his hand on the Bible but he swore to God when he took his Oath.
vs
Shitpants lied constantly and continuously TO OUR FACES for 4 years, up until the last moment he could.
Pick your hero.
Cue the utterly retarded, “This means Trump really isn’t President!!!” narrative for the next four years. JFC, democrats and anti-Trump republicans are nothing but ambulatory toxic waste.
It is as simple as: It IS NOT REQUIRED.
@Anon2215 — Thanks for mentioning the “So Help Me God” to seal the oath. I had thought of that earlier and it slipped my mid-8th-decade mind. Hand on Bible is redundant (though desirable).
IIRC, Robert’s had to redo Trumps swearing in, the next day, back in 2017 because he fucked it up then too.
Who are the people howling about Trump not putting his hand on the bible? Could it be people who don’t believe our God. Who don’t believe that Jesus was sent by God to be our savior?
I think atheistic liberals and communists are the most likely culprits.
So that’s 2 Inaugurations that pedo Roberts screwed up. I guess he’s got a lot on his mind….
Years ago, someone here called Roberts “Powdered Toast Man” from the Ren and Stimpy cartoons. And now I can’t see that asshole without thinking of PTM.
Nobody remembers obozo taking his oath on a quran? That is not a bible…
I think President Trump had something on his mind, like 100 things.
Tony R – I used PTM in the thumbnails when there were posts about him.
Ah yeah, Roberts did mess the other one up, too.
Left media is only talking about this and the J6 pardons. Sometimes in the same title/story.
So desperate. LOL
Ok, that must mean he isn’t the Prez. Then what about all those jokers who swore on stuff like the Koran, the Baghavad Gita, and other non- biblical matter?
ok, commies, enough with the nit picking. I’ve seen a thousand of your type, hand firmly on the Bible at oath time, completely disregard your oaths. don’t tell me all of a sudden it’s important to . we know it’s not
NEW DAY! NEW PRESIDENT! now STFU, get on board ,with MAGA or get out of the way. we’ve had enough of your nonsense.
who the F gives a shit at this point
@ASP,6:33.
posted from recovery room in hospital. surgery started under Biden and finished under Trump. how’s that for trivia:
who’s the iotwreport member to have tarted surgery under one president and finished that same surgery under a new present?
ASP, get well.
Like my dog said to me after my surgery “Heal!”.
clock mismanagement – the oath is supposed to happen at noon. so maybe the endless and slow introductions of the past presidents and the HONORABLE this and HONORABLE that took forever so Justice Roberts rushed the main event – Trump’s kids barely got there. Too bad, Trump didn’t take a second to allow Melanie and his family to surround him before he began to take the oath. Nice going, Roberts – useless as usual.
There is no state religion. (Check founding documents).
There is no requirement to use a specific religious document to swear on.
The country was founded on freedom of religion, which includes the choice of how one views/worships/honors God. (including without any religion)
God is real, of that there is no doubt.
God doesn’t care about religion, that is a man made thing that has been modified over the centuries by Romans and others.
The important thing to God is Love (each other) and protect the innocent(s). It isn’t complicated.