"Mass Exodus of Administration Officials Ahead of Midterms… They Are Running Away"

A special envoy recently dismissed by U.S. President Donald Trump has claimed that administration officials are continuing to flee ahead of the midterm elections.

According to the British daily The Telegraph on the 18th (local time), former U.S. Special Representative for Global Partnerships Paolo Zampolli said in an interview with the Italian daily La Repubblica published the previous day regarding the departure of Trump administration officials, "They are not just leaving, they are running away."

He claimed that discussions are also underway regarding the futures of figures including Steve Witkoff, the White House special envoy handling negotiations on the war in Ukraine, Jared Kushner, President Trump's son-in-law, and Richard Grenell, who served as special envoy for North Korea and Venezuela.

Zampolli is a Milan-born former modeling agent and businessman who is known for first introducing First Lady Melania to President Trump.

He was dismissed from the State Department on the 15th following the leak of an email containing a conflict with Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau.

However, he claimed that his departure had already been planned.

Zampolli shared that President Trump told him, "You're good at business, why don't you do business? At least you can make money."

Zampolli has faced criticism for meddling in diplomatic affairs beyond his authority.

He visited the Republika Srpska, a pro-Russian autonomous entity in the Balkans, earlier this year, and controversy arose after he discussed a hotel business issue in Rome with Italian politician Giuseppe Conte.


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