There is always a loser in any election. Until Trump, all losers in presidential elections gracefully conceded, even in races that were a lot closer than 2020.
In fact, two of the closest losses in history were suffered by Vice presidents who had to certify their own losses in the electoral college:
How about this guy, formerly the most corrupt politician in modern memory:
That’s right. Even Richard Nixon was more graceful than Donald Trump.
Mike Pence did his duty, although he certainly didn’t seem to be 100% sure that he would do it until he spoke with a bunch of other people. I’m grateful that he did it but the fact that he wasn’t against it on principle instead of being persuaded that it wouldn’t be constitutional says something about his character too.