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How Christian nationalism played a role in incorporating the phrase ‘so help me God’ in the presidential oath of office

Exclude from home pageCurated Content  |  January 9, 2025

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On Jan. 20, 2025, Donald Trump will take the presidential oath of office: “I do solemnly swear 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.” And then he will probably add the phrase “so help me God.”

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