Pompeo brushes aside results showing Trump lost election

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is brushing aside results of last week’s presidential election showing that President Donald Trump lost his bid for a second term.

Mr Pompeo told reporters with a grin that the “transition” to a second Trump term would be “smooth”, but later said the State Department was prepared for any eventuality.