Harris inaugurated as US VP, becoming first woman and Black person to hold post

Kamala Harris is sworn in as vice president by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor as her husband US Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff holds the Bible during the inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th US President on January 20, 2021, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. (Patrick Semansky / POOL / AFP)
Kamala Harris is sworn in as vice president by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor as her husband US Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff holds the Bible during the inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th US President on January 20, 2021, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. (Patrick Semansky / POOL / AFP)

Kamala Harris is inaugurated as US vice president, becoming the first woman to hold the post.

Harris, who is also the first Black person to hold the post, is sworn in by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotamayor.

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