Posted Jan 21st 2009 7:47PM by TMZ Staff
Barack Obama is the president of the United States. Finally.
After flubbing his oath during yesterday's inauguration -- thanks, Chief Justice John Roberts -- Obama retook the oath this afternoon at the White House. White House counsel Greg Craig said Obama took the oath from Roberts again out of an "abundance of caution."
In Barack's defense, people retake the SATs all the time!
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Posted Jan 20th 2009 12:38PM by TMZ Staff
So the oath didn't go particularly well, and here's why. Chief Justice John Roberts screwed up the second line and it seems that threw Obama off track.

The oath, found in Article II Section I of the Constitution, reads, I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States....
The Chief asked Obama to repeat these words, "...that I will execute the office of President to the United States faithfully...." It's "of" the United States and the word "faithfully" should have come before the word "execute."
After that, Obama blanked. Could this be a conservative conspiracy?
Stay tuned!
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