Vice President Kamala Harris opened three tracks by taking the oath

Kamala Harris broke two centuries of history on Wednesday when she was sworn in as the first female vice president of the United States.

The former California senator, who was previously state attorney general for crime suppression, was sworn in before the U.S. Capitol as her beaming husband, lawyer Doug Emhoff, watched.

Emhoff will also play a revolutionary role, becoming the country’s first “second gentleman” and the first Jewish person to be married to a president or vice president.

Harris is the daughter of a Jamaican father and Indian mother, and a first generation American. His swearing-in as Joe Biden’s vice president was historic for several reasons.

Not only is the 56-year-old former prosecutor the first woman to occupy the vice president’s office, she is also the first black person and the first South Asian.

Harris shared an emotional moment on stage with former President Barack Obama, who could be heard saying ‘so proud of you’ before taking the oath, and she proudly banged Biden’s fist after being elected to the second highest office. from the country. Earth.

She was escorted to the podium by Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman, the heroic cop who single-handedly drew a mob of rioters from the Capitol to the Senate in the Jan.6 uprising that left five dead.

Harris’ place in history was reflected in her swearing-in when she was sworn in on a Bible that belonged to civil rights icon Thurgood Marshall, the first black justice of the Supreme Court.

Her inauguration day outfit, a purple dress and matching coat from black designers Christopher John Rogers and Sergio Hudson, complete with her now signature pearl necklace, also sent a statement about her identity as a woman of color.

Although the Vice President will not make an inaugural address, Harris vowed to legislate “for the people – always” in her first tweet as Vice President.

His swearing-in as the 49th Vice President of the United States culminates in a long, winding path to the White House.

Harris announced his White House candidacy in January 2019, but pulled the plug in December, citing the decrease in funds, and immediately threw his weight behind Biden’s slowdown campaign along with a number of other Democratic candidates.

Biden and Harris had an emotional clash during the first Democratic debate in June 2019 when she accused him of blocking racial integration efforts in the 1970s.

The remarks piqued Biden’s camp, especially given the bond Harris forged with the Biden family when she worked alongside the late son of the former vice president, Beau Biden, while he was attorney general of Delaware and that she was Attorney General of California.

The two eventually mended their loophole and the role of vice president was seen as his to lose.

At 78, Biden became the oldest president ever to be sworn in on Wednesday, raising concerns about his endurance and propelling Harris to the post of sitting president.