US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo refuses to recognize Democrat Joe Biden’s victory in the US presidential election, and this Tuesday promised a “peaceful transition” to a second term for incumbent President Donald Trump.
“We will count all the votes”, said Pompeo, during a press conference, ensuring that leaders around the world are aware that this is a “legal process” that “takes time”, referring to vote recounts and complaints made by Republicans election results in several states.
“The world must be fully confident that the transition needed for the State Department to be effectively operational today and effectively operational for the President who will take office on the afternoon of January 20 will be a successful transition,” said the head of the American diplomacy.
Pompeo demonstrated his in line with Donald Trump’s position, who has used his personal account on the social network Twitter to say that he won the elections and that the candidacy of Joe Biden and the Democrats are trying to claim victory improperly, using “electoral fraud”.
“This department is fully committed to ensuring that elections around the world are safe, free and fair. My agents are risking their lives to make sure this is also the case, ”Pompeo insisted, saying it was“ ridiculous ”to assume that Donald Trump’s position is undermining those efforts.
Several leaders of countries allied to the United States, such as France, the United Kingdom, Germany, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and even Israel, have already welcomed Joe Biden for his election.
However, the Outgoing Republican President continues to refuse to acknowledge his defeat and promises to fight in court to get the results reversed, alleging that there was electoral fraud, although he does not present evidence of this accusation.
In the Republican field, only a few moderate senators acknowledge the Democrat’s victory, with many others siding with Donald Trump and still others just assuming it is necessary for the process to come to an end, after vote recounts and judicial decisions still suspended.
Republican Party and White House divided over Trump’s refusal to acknowledge defeat
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