Obama Took the Oath of Office Again. The Obama administration, concerned that the Oath of Office as recited in yesterdays inaugural would not pass constitutional muster. So, the President took the oath of Office again as it is statemented and required by the U.S. Constitution.
WASHINGTON, Jan 21 (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama was administered the oath of office a second time on Wednesday at the White House because a word was out of sequence when he was sworn in on Tuesday.
Chief Justice John Roberts administered the oath to the president in front of reporters.
The White House counsel said in a statement read by a spokesman the oath was administered a second time out of an “abundance of caution.”
Politisite Tweet right after the oath
Did Obama take the oath correctly? CJ John Roberts gave it to him incorrectly. The blogs will be a buzz claiming Obama is NOT the Pres 1:13 PM Jan 20th from TweetDeck
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