Mike Pompeo assures 'smooth' transition to a second Trump administration post poll results

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday, vember 10 said that world should have confidence that  post-election transition in United States will be 'smooth'. During a news conference, Pompeo told State Department that re will be a smooth transition to a second Trump ministration. He furr asserted that President Donald Trump would be inaugurated again despite Joe Biden's projected victory.

'Will recount all votes'

ding furr, Pompeo said Republicans will recount all votes. world should have every confidence that transition necessary to make sure that State Department is successful today and successful when president who's in office on January 20, a minute afteron, will also be successful, Pompeo affirmed. Describing United States democracy as a 'shining city on a hill', Pompeo said ' world needs us to live up to our providential promise'.

Meanwhile, world leers have congratulated Joe Biden, for achieving unassailable les in key states as well as a commanding edge in nationwide popular vote. However, President Donald Trump has refused to concede vember 3 election.

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US Elections 2020

Democratic candidate Joe Biden was declared winner of US Presidential elections 2020 as per projections of numerous media networks almost four days after polling closed, with mail-in ballots still being counted in some states. He will be 46th President of United States after inauguration on January 20. It was Biden's home state Pennsylvania that finally delivered victory to him, pushing him over significant 270-electoral college votes mark.

While he will formally assume office in January 2021, re is still matter of Trump refusing to cleanly concede election. Trump was last heard claiming that it was he who won election and that mail-in ballots h defrauded American people. Trump campaign has also challenged counting in several states by filing a series of lawsuits. incumbent leer has accused poll officials of "cheating" and "fraud" as y continued counting ballots that arrived after 8 pm on final voting day. 

Regardless, scores of world leers have congratulated Joe Biden and Kamala Harris and American people have taken to streets to celebrate victory despite being  country worst-hit by coronavirus crisis with a record number of new cases being reported on a daily basis. Biden has stated he would take decisive action on pandemic as soon as he assumes office.

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