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Vice President Kamala Harris addressed the press on Monday after she presided over the electoral vote count certification, officially making Donald Trump and JD Vance the next president and vice president of the United States.

“Well, today was obviously a very important day and it was about what should be the norm and what the American people should be able to take for granted, which is that one of the most important pillars of our democracy is that there will be a peaceful transfer of power,” Harris said on the four-year anniversary of the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol. She added:

And today I did what I have done my entire career, which is take seriously the oath that I have taken many times to support and defend the Constitution of the United States, which included today performing my constitutional duties to ensure that the people of America, the voters of America, will have their votes counted, that those votes matter and that they will determine then the outcome of an election.I do believe very strongly that America’s democracy is only as strong as our willingness to fight for it. Every single person. Their willingness to fight for and respect the importance of our democracy. Otherwise, it is very fragile and it will not be able to withstand moments of crisis. And today, America’s democracy stood.

Former Vice President Mike Pence applauded Harris earlier in the day for carrying out her

duty. “I also commend the members of the House, Senate and the Vice President who did their duty under the Constitution of the United States, it being particularly admirable that Vice President Harris would preside over the certification of a presidential election that she lost,” Pence posted on social media.

Watch the clip above via C-SPAN.

Tags: Donald Trump, JD Vance, Kamala Harris, Mike Pence