ladies and gentlemen, the honourable roy blunt.lemen, welcome to the inauguration of the 45t h welcome to the inauguration of the 45th president of the united states of america. today the legislative, the executive, the judicial rajas of constitutional government come together for the 58 inauguration of the president of the united states. millions of people all over the world will watch and will listen to this event. so we come to this place again, commonplace and miraculous, a national moment of celebration, but not a celebration of victory, a celebration of democracy. mr vice president elect, would you raise your right hand and repeat after me. i. your right hand and repeat after me. i, michael richard p, do solemnly swear. . . i, michael richard p, do solemnly swear... aya, michael richard pence, do solemnly swear... but i will support and defend the constitution of the united states. that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states. against all enemies, foreign and domestic. against all enemies, foreign and

thejoint ladies and gentlemen, the chairman of the joint can for inaugural ceremonies, the honourable roy bluntent, mr vice president, seat, you can sit down. mr president, mrvice president, mr president—elect, mr vice president—elect, mr vice president—elect, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the inauguration of the 45th president of the united states of america. today, the legislative, the executive, the judicial branches of our constitutional government come together for the 58 inauguration of the president of the united states. millions of people all over the world will watch and will listen to this event. 36 years ago, it was the first inauguration on this side of the capitol, president ronald reagan said that what we do here is both commonplace and miraculous. commonplace, every four—year ‘s sense 1789, when president george washington took this exact same oath. miraculous, because we have done it every four years since 1789, and the example it sets for democracies everywhere. washington believed the inauguration of the second president would be more important than the inauguration of the