Joe Biden has laughed off comments made by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that the White House was preparing for "a smooth transition to a second Trump administration".
Speaking in Delaware a short time ago, Mr Biden was asked about Donald Trump's refusal to acknowledge he had lost, calling it an "embarrassment".
"The fact that they're not willing to acknowledge that we won at this point is not of much consequence in our planning and what we're able to do now between now and January 20," Mr Biden said.
"I just think it's an embarrassment, quite frankly.
"It will not help the President's legacy."
Mr Biden said his team could get by without transition funding and access to official briefings, for now.
"We don't see anything slowing this down, frankly," he said.
When asked whether he had a message to Mr Trump, Mr Biden said: "Mr President, I look forward to speaking with you".
Mr Biden laughed when referencing comments made by Mr Pompeo earlier this morning.
"I don't see a need for legal action, quite frankly," Mr Biden said.
"You've seen it play out, the action (Mr Trump is) taking, and so far there is no evidence of any of the assertions made by the president or Secretary of State Pompeo," he laughed.
Mr Biden was asked how his team expected to move ahead with the Republicans so far refusing to acknowledge he had won the election.
"They will, they will," Mr Biden said.
Mr Biden also vowed to make healthcare affordable for all Americans when he officially comes to power in January.
"I will protect your health care like I protect my own family".
That included taking "bold steps to lower health care costs" and "lowering the price of prescription drugs".
"Families are reeling right now. Were going to get right to work, I promise you."
He also made reference to his own family's experience of losing a child to a serious illness.
"When a family is faced with the awful news of a child's diagnosis of leukaemia, or a mum forced to battle against breast cancer, it stops your heart," Mr Biden said.
"It wrenches your entire world off its axis when that happens. Believe me, I know the feeling and too many American families know it as well.
"At that moment, the very last thing on your mind, the very last thing on your mind should be is whether you can afford the treatment, the affordable care act was created to put a stop to that inhumanity."
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