Chief Justice John Roberts screwed up the Oath of Office for President Obama and Obama flubbed it in return. He did not state the required “I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute…” etc. Instead he said “I Barak Hussein Obama do solemnly swear that I will execute the office… faithfully.”
Does this mean he’s not president?
No.
It’s all about what he signs after the fact, and I bet they got that document correct.
Still, it doesn’t improve John Roberts’ resumé to have screwed up like that in front of the Whole Damn World, although I will also admit that Obama went along with it. It might have been a prickish move to repeat the oath differently from what the Chief Justice was telling you to.
Edit: Already 43,000 hits on google for “Obama Screws up Oath”
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