Kamala Harris Officially Appointed Vice President Of The United States

United States Vice President Kamala Harris. (Gage Skidmore / Wikimedia Commons)

JAKARTA - Kamala Devi Harris was officially appointed as the 49th Vice President of the United States (US), replacing incumbent Mike Pence on Capitol Hill, Washington DC, United States, Wednesday, January 20 local time.

Kamala Harris swore an oath as Vice President of the United States in accordance with the United States Constitution, guided by United States Chief Justice Sonia Sotomayor and accompanied by her husband Douglas Craig Emhoff.

"I Kamala Devi Harris do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic. That I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same. That I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion. And that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God, ".

"I, Kamala Devi Harris, solemnly swear that I will support and defend the United States Constitution from all enemies, both foreign and domestic. That I will bear true faith and loyalty to the same. That I take this obligation freely, without reservation. mental or goal of avoidance. And that I will properly and faithfully carry out the office duties that I will enter. So help me Lord, "said Kamala Harris.

Paired with Joe Biden, Kamala Harris was appointed Vice President of the US after the two won the US Presidential Election which was held on November 3, 2020.

The Democratic Party's Biden-Harris pair defeated incumbents Donald Trump and Mike Pence who were promoted by the Republican Party. Biden-Harris won 306 electoral votes (51.5%), while Trump-Pence only won 232 electoral votes (46.9%), out of the minimum 270 electoral votes needed to win the US Presidential Election.

Biden-Harris has won elections in Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Georgia, Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York, Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island , Connecticut, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, District of Columbia and Hawaii.

While Trump-Pence won elections in Alaska, Utah, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio , West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Florida.