Vice President Kamala Harris oversaw on Monday the certification of her loss to President-elect Donald Trump, calling it a "sacred obligation" to facilitate the peaceful transfer of power.

She made the remarks in a video message ahead of the procedure, saying it is a "sacred obligation" she will uphold, "guided by love of country, loyalty to our Constitution and my unwavering faith in the American people."

Of course, she couldn't help pointing to the events of four years ago, when over 1,000 protesters and others pushed their way into the Capitol building for a few hours, with some vandalizing the building while senators and then-Vice President Mike Pence evacuated the building.

Police cleared the intruders from the building a few hours later and the vote certification was completed, but Democrats have spent the last four years decrying it as an "insurrection" even though no one in the building was actually trying to take over the government.

She had to go there

"As we have seen, our democracy can be fragile," she said. "It is up to each of us to stand up for our most cherished principles."

It's quite ironic that she said this, given that her administration harmed democracy with overuse of executive orders and ramming all kinds of rules down the public's throats without any elected officials voting for them.

Trump believed (and still does) that he actually won the election, and allegedly tried to get Pence not to certify the vote while his team investigated incidences of voter fraud.

Pence refused to delay the certification, however.

It led to a rift between the two leaders, and Pence was not chosen as Trump's running mate when he decided to run again.

Historically speaking

Two other vice presidents have had to certify the wins of their opponents in recent history.

In 2000, then-Vice President Al Gore had to certify the win of George W. Bush by a razor-thin margin that had been contested strongly.

And in 1960, then-Vice President Richard Nixon certified the win of John F. Kennedy Jr. in another squeaker.

It's a bitter pill to swallow, but other than the dig at Trump, Harris seemed to handle it with grace.

If she had done so during her campaign, maybe she would have been elected instead of Trump.