Clarence Thomas Swears In Mike Pence As Vice President (VIDEO)

Vice President Mike Pence takes his oatch of office during the 58th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Friday, Jan. 20, 2017. At his right is his wife Karen. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

By Matt Shuham

January 20, 2017 11:59 a.m.

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Mike Pence was sworn in as Vice President at 11:53 a.m. on Friday by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, the first black justice ever to administer the oath of office.

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Matt Shuham (@mattshuham) is a reporter in TPM’s New York office. Prior to joining TPM, he was associate editor of The National Memo and an editorial intern at Rolling Stone.

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bankerpup says:

January 20, 2017

Cheeky for them to be sworn in before noon.
mcbain says:

January 20, 2017

I didn’t know Thomas could talk
gelfling545 says:

January 20, 2017

Well, he ought to be ashamed of himself.
indyundecided says:

January 20, 2017

Well America, you now get to see what Indiana citizens and republicans already learned: Pence isn’t very good at anything except if it involves cracking down on women’s reproductive rights or discriminating against homosexuals with his folksy, squinty-eyed speeches about God.