WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday morning officially mandating that all incoming and re-elected U.S. Senators take their oath of office with one hand resting on a copy of his 1987 memoir, Trump: The Art of the Deal.
According to White House officials, the order replaced the traditional use of family Bibles or historical texts with first-edition printings provided directly by Donald Trump at a modest, taxpayer-subsidized licensing fee.
"For far too long, these senators have been sworn in on books they clearly haven't read and making terrible, terrible deals for our country," Trump said. "If they're going to promise to uphold the Constitution, they should at least have their hand on the greatest book ever written. Have you read it? It's great, everyone says so. Tremendous book, just like the Bible."
The order came after the Democrats made history with massive wins in the midterm elections, including some incoming lawmakers who were expected to be sworn in on copies of the Quran. Trump told those close to him that he intended to personally attend each swearing-in ceremony to ensure all new politicians used his book.
At publishing time, Democratic lawmakers threatened to pass legislation outlawing Trump's book and criminalizing the sale, purchase, and possession of it in order to preserve liberty and democracy.
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