Selina Meyer takes the oath of office as the president of the United States.
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Date | January 24, 2016 | |
Location | White House Washington, D.C. | |
Assuming office | Selina Catherine Meyer 45th President of the United States | |
Administering oath | Chief Justice of the United States |
This article is part of a series about Selina Meyer | ||
Political positions • Electoral history • Family
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Vice President of the United States Vice presidency Clean Jobs Bill • Get Moving! • Uzbek hostage crisis • 2015 U.S. government shutdown | ||
President of the United States Presidencies (Timeline) 1st inauguration • 2nd inauguration Joint session address • Medileaks scandal • Families First Bill • 2016 U.S. banking crisis • Death of Hamza Al Bashir • Independence of Tibet | ||
Presidential campaigns 2008 • 2012 (Primaries) • 2012 VP campaign (Selection, Convention, Election) 2016 (Primaries, Convention, Election, Nevada recount) 2020 (Primaries, Convention, Election, Chinese election interference) | ||
Some New Beginnings • A Woman First Trips taken • Residences • Controversies • Meyer Fund • Selina Meyer Presidential Library • Death and state funeral | ||
The first inauguration of Selina Meyer as the 45th president of the United States was held in a White House state room on January 24, 2016, following the resignation of President Stuart Hughes. The inauguration marked the commencement of Meyer's first term in office.
Background
On January 23, 2016, months after announcing he would not run for re-election, Hughes announced he would be resigning to take care of his sick wife, who had attempted suicide one month earlier. Sitting Vice President Selina Meyer was in New Hampshire at the time, campaigning for the New Hampshire primary. Upon finding out that Hughes would resign, Meyer was flown back to D.C.
Meyer was inaugurated at noon on January 24, 2016, in a White House state room. However, during her swearing-in, Meyer accidentally said "preser... protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States," interrupted by Mike McLintock knocking over a lamp. The Speaker of the House demanded that she redo her oath correctly, which Meyer did the next day while campaigning in a factory in a New Hampshire.
Aftermath
The day after her oath re-do, Meyer lost the New Hampshire primary. One day later, the administration officially moved to the West Wing. Meyer, who was campaigning for president, would end up losing the 2016 presidential election.
U.S. presidential inaugurations | ||
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Preceded by Inauguration of Stuart Hughes January 20, 2013 |
First inauguration of Selina Meyer January 24, 2016 |
Succeeded by Inauguration of Laura Montez January 20, 2017 |