Posted on Jan 20, 2021
Kamala Harris makes history as first female Vice President of United States
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Kamala Harris has been sworn into office as the 49th vice president of the US, the first woman to hold the office in the nation’s history, as well as the first Black woman and first woman of South Asian descent to hold the title, among several of her barrier-breaking firsts in a country reeling from generations of racial injustice.
She was sworn in by Sonia Sotomayor, the first Latina Justice on the US Supreme Court.
Her inauguration, alongside 46th US president Joe Biden, succeeds a chaotic four-year governance under now-former president Donald Trump, who left the nation’s capital hours before the ceremony on 20 January.
The vice presidency of Ms Harris – a former prosecutor, district attorney, state attorney general and US Senator, and the daughter of Indian and Jamaican immigrants – marks a critical milestone for political representation at an equally turbulent moment in American history.
She was sworn in by Sonia Sotomayor, the first Latina Justice on the US Supreme Court.
Her inauguration, alongside 46th US president Joe Biden, succeeds a chaotic four-year governance under now-former president Donald Trump, who left the nation’s capital hours before the ceremony on 20 January.
The vice presidency of Ms Harris – a former prosecutor, district attorney, state attorney general and US Senator, and the daughter of Indian and Jamaican immigrants – marks a critical milestone for political representation at an equally turbulent moment in American history.
Kamala Harris makes history as first female Vice President of United States
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I remember the last time a woman ran as the VP candidate. We weren't ready then, I think. Her presence on the ticket, I believe, was one reason Mondale lost.
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CW4 Guy Butler - I stand corrected. I should have said the 'first time'. Thank you for reminding me.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
CW4 Guy Butler - Too Bad the Republicans Saddled John McCain with Her. I Thought the World of John McCain but Despised and Still Despise Sarah Palin.
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CW4 Guy Butler
PO1 William "Chip" Nagel True. If McCain had picked someone like Tom Ridge, he would have had a good shot at winning the 2008 election.
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