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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said “there will be a smooth transition to our second Trump administration,” despite the president losing the election to Joe Biden.
The comments reflected the ongoing refusal of the current administration to accept the result of the November 3 vote.
The Electoral College must formally confirm Mr. Bidenvictory on December 14, with the inauguration of the president-elect at the end of January.
Donald Trump with Mike Pompeo in April
But Pompeo indicated that the White House was continuing its efforts to block cooperation with the Democratic team.
“There will be a smooth transition to a second Trump administration,” he said.
Breaking into a smile, he continued: “Good. We are ready. The world is watching what is happening.
“We are going to count all the votes. When the process is complete, there will be selected voters. There is a process. The constitution establishes it quite clearly.”
However, he apparently acknowledged the possibility that the next American leader may not be Donald trump.
“The world must have full confidence that the transition necessary to ensure that the State Department works today and is successful with the president who will take office on January 20, one minute after noon, will also be successful,” he said.
He then seemed to indirectly admit that Trump had lost, saying, “I went through a transition … I’ve been on the other side of this.”
Pompeo has been a member of the president’s team since the transition of the Obama presidency in 2017, following Trump’s electoral victory.
Few Republicans have acknowledged the victory and some, including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, have joined the efforts to fight the election results.
Attorney General William Barr authorized the Justice Department to investigate “substantial” allegations of voter wrongdoing and electoral fraud on Monday, though there are no widespread instances of such problems.
In a memo to US attorneys obtained by The Associated Press, Barr wrote that investigations “can be carried out if there are clear and seemingly credible allegations of wrongdoing that, if true, could potentially affect the outcome of a federal election in a individual state “.
Election officials from both political parties have publicly stated that the vote went well. International observers also confirmed that there were no serious irregularities.
Trump aides and White House officials are reported to be privately aware that their legal challenges to the election result have little chance of success and that the Republican has lost to Biden, but they do not want to publicly accept defeat. before the president has done it. done.
