The Oath We Swore to the Constitution

The oath of office (5 U.S. Code 3331) we all took when we became federal civil service employees reads:

“I, ___, do solemnly swear 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.”

There has been some misinformation shared about this oath and its meaning lately, and we simply want to note that the word "president" does not appear anywhere. We agreed to defend the Constitution of the United States, the president is simply the head of one of the three equal branches of government whose duties and powers are outlined therein. There are many rules and regulations defining civil servants’ relationships with the head of the executive branch and defining how we "discharge the duties of the office", but we have not sworn any oath to the president of the United States.