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Don1

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41. I'm an atheist.

Wed Apr 1, 2026, 04:39 PM

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I wouldn't put my hand on the bible because it would be meaningless or even misleading as an oath.

That's the point. Trump claims to be with the fundamentalist Christians. There's been no President in recent memory courting that group who has not placed his hand on the book during an oath.

The last President not to do so was Lyndon Johnson in 1963 because of extenuating circumstances of Kennedy's assassination. He was sworn in on Air Force One but used a Catholic prayer book. That is what they could find.

So since then:
Richard Nixon -- yes
Gerald Ford -- yes
Jimmy Carter -- yes
Ronald Reagan -- yes
George H.W. Bush -- yes
Bill Clinton -- yes
George W. Bush -- yes
Barack Obama -- yes
Donald Trump1 -- yes
Joe Biden -- yes
Donald Trump2 -- NO

If an atheist won as President and didn't place his hand on the book, fine, great even. I'd love it. BUT this isn't Trump and it says something.

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