Sep 15, 2023
Those words were not part of the original pledge. They were added in 1954, five decades after the pledge was initiated. Here's a link to a Smithsonian article on that history.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-man-who-wrote-the-pledge-of-allegiance-93907224/
"In God we trust" wasn't added to our money until 1956.