The chief justice of the Supreme Court traditionally reads the oath of office to the incoming president, but the vice president has more flexibility.

Note that the oath is to support and defend the Constitution of the United States. The oath is not to the president. In his second inaugural address, George Washington addressed the honor he felt ...

Despite the opposition, Washington recited the 35-word oath of office, with every American president following suit. While many aspects of the day’s events have evolved in 250 years, that first ...

On Jan. 20, 2025, Donald Trump will take the presidential oath of office: “I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best ...

But in one place the drafters of the Constitution wrote word for word what governance would look like under the newly constituted United States: the president’s oath of office. “I do solemnly ...

On Monday, President-elect Donald Trump will, for the second time, take the presidential oath of office. The oath, found in Article II of the Constitution reads: “I do solemnly swear (or affirm ...

This oath indicates a clear loyalty to the Constitution, and the president is asked to do all he can to honor that loyalty. The president becomes a public servant, a servant to the people — an ...