Here is Trump swearing the oath of the Presidency, on an old Scottish bible that was sent to his mother from the Hebrides by a relative during the great Hebrides Revival. It was the Trump family bible, and Donald was named after a key figure in that revival.
Now, look at the spine. There are a total of 7 gold bands on the spine of that book from top to bottom. Now look at the bible that all the networks showed Trump holding at Lafayette park.
You can clearly see 7 gold bands on the spine. Since Trump is standing, with the spine pointing to his right, he is holding the book upright the way that a reader would look at it. Unless, of course it was flipped upside down. But, as is common with bibles, this book has two ribbons attached at the TOP of the spine and long enough to dangle below the bottom when they are in between pages. And the photo clearly shows two dangling ribbons, so there can be NO DOUBT that this book it being held upright with the front pacing the viewer.
So, I ask you, why are there so many people claiming that this book is being held upside down and backwards? The evidence is against them.
I suspect they are merely repeating an ignorant statement by someone who has never held a bible and does not understand the functioning of those ribbons. Here is a photo showing how the ribbon is slid sideways between the pages so the diagonal of the page determines its length. There is no way that book could have been upside down.
As for the plain cover. Anyone who knows about the harsh spartan life led by Scots and how their culture tends to reject frills and unecessary decoration, would understand. There is some talk about a crucifix being held upside down, but again, the people making such statements don't realize that bibles rarely have a crucifix on the cover.
It would be nice to have a meme with the inauguration photo and the one in the park to show that it is the same family bible.