# Pompeo: ‘There will be a smooth transition to a second Trump administration’

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  Pompeo: ‘There will be a smooth transition to a second Trump administration’

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Pompeo: ‘There will be a smooth transition to a second Trump administration’

The secretary of state sidestepped questions about the Trump administration’s unwillingness to accept Joe Biden’s win

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a briefing Tuesday.


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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo dismissed questions about preparations for a foreign-policy transition toward the team of President-elect Joe Biden.

Asked on Tuesday whether the State Department is hampering a smooth transition to a Biden administration, Mr. Pompeo said with a smile, “There will be a smooth transition to a second Trump administration.”

Mr. Pompeo added, “I’m very confident that we will do all the things that are necessary to make sure that the United States government will continue to perform its national security function as we go forward.”

Mr. Pompeo was also asked whether the Trump administration’s unwillingness to accept Mr. Biden’s win undermines the State Department’s message to foreign governments about respecting democratic elections, and he responded, “That’s ridiculous.”

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