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Pompeo ignores Bidenās victory, claims there will be a āsmooth transitionā to a second Trump term
Read full article: Pompeo ignores Bidenās victory, claims there will be a āsmooth transitionā to a second Trump termSecretary of State Mike Pompeo is brushing aside results of last weekās presidential election showing that President Donald Trump lost his bid for a second term. Pompeo told reporters Tuesday with a grin that the ātransitionā to a second Trump term would be āsmooth,ā but later said the State Department was prepared for any eventuality. Trump has refused to concede to President-elect Joe Biden. Pompeo ignored results showing that Biden had won the election, and he also dismissed as āridiculousā questions about whether the U.S. had lost credibility as a judge of other countries' election because of Trumpās unproven claims of fraud at the polls. "There will be a smooth transition to second Trump administration, " Pompeo said with a chuckle, before reverting to a more nuanced response.