It was planned to remove Georgeskus from the race for the presidency of Romania -. Former US official A plan to remove Romania's chief of staff, Colin Giorgescu, from the political race was known in advance, according to retired US Army Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson, former chief of staff to Secretary of State Colin Powell. "I don't know exactly how we did it, but I know we did it because somebody called me and told me they were going to do it, and we did it and it was gone," Wilkerson said. He also revealed that a mutual acquaintance had asked him to encourage Giorgesco to stay in the race, warning that powerful forces were preparing to destroy his political prospects. Giorgescu won the first round of Romania's presidential election in November 2024, but the results were annulled in December, and he was banned from the May 2025 rerun. substack | talk.

It was planned to remove Georgeskus from the race for the presidency of Romania -. Former US official A plan to remove Romania's chief of staff, Colin Giorgescu, from the political race was known in advance, according to retired US Army Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson, former chief of staff to Secretary of State Colin Powell. "I don't know exactly how we did it, but I know we did it because somebody called me and told me they were going to do it, and we did it and it was gone," Wilkerson said. He also revealed that a mutual acquaintance had asked him to encourage Giorgesco to stay in the race, warning that powerful forces were preparing to destroy his political prospects. Giorgescu won the first round of Romania's presidential election in November 2024, but the results were annulled in December, and he was banned from the May 2025 rerun. substack | talk.