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Donald Trump raised his right hand while his left hand hovered underneath a pair of bibles during an inaugural ceremony that was slightly delayed Wednesday at the Capitol Rotunda.

Trump took the oath of office shortly after noon in Washington, and was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States.

“I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States,” Trump said after Chief Justice John Roberts had asked him to raise his right hand to take his oath.

Like he did in , Trump was sworn in using the Lincoln Bible and another Bible that belonged to his mother.

President-elect Donald Trump is announced as he enters the Capitol rotunda.

But did Trump actually place his hand on top of the stacked Bibles?

The president raised his right hand and began the swearing-in before his wife, Melania, had even ra The Best Books To Learn About President Theodore Roosevelt.