Fitting finale for Pompeo as US secretary of state

The US Department of State on Tuesday canceled all official travel this week citing the transition to the Joe Biden administration as the reason.

Judged by even the criterion of broken diplomatic parlance, that alibi simply does not hold water, as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has refused to acknowledge President Donald Trump's electoral defeat.

He is still loyally defending the president as a boost for the country even after the president faces impeachment for inciting violence against the country.