The Vice President and President take different oaths of office. This is the presidential oath: "I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States." The vice presidential oath is "I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter: So help me God." All enemies foreign and domestic is only in the VP's oath.
True. I was going to rely above until I saw your reply. I looked it up as well and the “against all enemies foreign & domestic” is not in Presidential oath...although it should be.
The Vice President and President take different oaths of office. This is the presidential oath: "I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States." The vice presidential oath is "I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter: So help me God." All enemies foreign and domestic is only in the VP's oath.
Thanks for pointing that out. I didn't know that the President has his own oath. Learned something new today.
True. I was going to rely above until I saw your reply. I looked it up as well and the “against all enemies foreign & domestic” is not in Presidential oath...although it should be.