President Donald Trump took to Twitter on Tuesday night to heap praise on Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for denying that President-elect Joe Biden won last week’s presidential election. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Pompeo chuckled while saying he believes there will be a “smooth transition to a second Trump administration.” Asked later by Fox News if he was serious, Pompeo said evasively: “We’ll have a smooth transition and we’ll see what people ultimately decided when all the votes have been cast.”
Sharing a video from progressive news site NowThis criticizing Pompeo for “outright” denying the election results, Trump—who continues to baselessly claim Democrats stole the election via widespread voter fraud—tweeted: “That’s why Mike was number one in his class at West Point!”
The cadet oath at the West Point Military Academy, meanwhile, states that a “cadet will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do."
