Schumer to Pompeo: ‘We don’t have time for these kinds of games’

Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said “we don’t have time for these kinds of games” after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo earlier Tuesday said there would be a “smooth” transition to a second term for President Trump, who lost last week’s election to Democrat Joe Biden.

“Look at reality,” Schumer said in response to a question from a reporter about Pompeo’s comments.

“Secretary Pompeo, Joe Biden has won. He’s won the election. Now move on. Let’s bring this country together and get things done. We have a COVID crisis raging. We don’t have time for these kinds of games.”

.@SenSchumer: “Look at reality. Secretary Pompeo, Joe Biden has won. He’s won the election. Now move on. Let’s bring this country together and get things done. We have a COVID crisis raging. We don’t have time for these kinds of games.” pic.twitter.com/mwbeqoFd9D

— CSPAN (@cspan) November 10, 2020

Several media outlets projected Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 presidential election on Saturday.

It was a relatively close election, but Biden leads in several key states by tens of thousands of votes. Trump’s campaign has launched lawsuits in several states and would have to see the results flip in three states to win.

Pompeo’s comments came earlier on Tuesday when a reporter asked him how the current administration was prepared to interact with Biden’s transition team.

“There will be a smooth transition to a second Trump administration,” Pompeo replied.