Kamala Harris took office as vice president on Wednesday, making her the first woman and the first person of Asian and African American descent to take office.
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SONIA SOTOMAYOR: Please raise your right hand and repeat after me. I, Kamala Devi Harris, solemnly swear,
KAMALA HARRIS: I, Kamala Devi Harris, solemnly swear,
SONIA SOTOMAYOR: That I will support and defend the United States Constitution,
KAMALA HARRIS: That I will support and defend the United States Constitution,
SONIA SOTOMAYOR: Against all enemies, foreign and domestic,
KAMALA HARRIS: Against all enemies, foreign and domestic,
SONIA SOTOMAYOR: That I will have true faith and loyalty to it,
KAMALA HARRIS: That I will have true faith and loyalty to it,
SONIA SOTOMAYOR: I assume this obligation freely,
KAMALA HARRIS: I assume this obligation freely,
SONIA SOTOMAYOR: Without any mental reserve or evasion purpose,
KAMALA HARRIS: Without any mental reserve or evasion purpose,
SONIA SOTOMAYOR: That I will fulfill well and faithfully,
KAMALA HARRIS: That I will fulfill well and faithfully,
SONIA SOTOMAYOR: The functions of the position I’m about to enter.
KAMALA HARRIS: The duties of the position I’m about to enter.
SONIA SOTOMAYOR: So help me, God.
KAMALA HARRIS: So help me, God.
[APPLAUSE]