Unfortunately, it was the latter. Fuck you Pence, after all we've ever done to show our support for you, this is how you repay us?!?
Also, if Pence certified for Trump, would the Capitol riots have even happened? I still to this day think Trump did not expect Pence to betray him, and so the Stop the Steal rally in D.C. went horribly wrong because of that.
Also, we are witnessing the divorce of the U.S. Republic with U.S. Corp after their 150 year marriage. Maybe this is why Trump said best is yet to come (even sounding confident when he was acquitted a second time)