Pompeo Declines To Say if He Was Joking About Transitioning To a ‘Second Trump Administration’

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is receiving criticism after he suggested that President-elect Joe Biden is not yet the winner of the presidential election. 

During a press conference on Tuesday, Pompeo was asked if his department would cooperate with Biden’s team during the transition process.

He said, “There will be a smooth transition to a second Trump administration.”

Pompeo was pressed on those comments during an appearance on Fox News later in the day and asked if he was simply trying to make a joke.

He said, “We’ll have a smooth transition and we’ll see what the people ultimately decided when all the votes have been cast.”

“I am very confident that we will have a good transition. That we will make sure that whoever is in office on noon on January 20, has all the tools readily available so that we don’t skip a beat with the capacity to keep Americans safe,” he added.

Finally, he said the administration will carry out the transition process in a way that is “deeply consistent with the American tradition.”

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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) seized on those comments and said, “Look at reality. Secretary Pompeo, Joe Biden