Richard Grenell, President Donald Trump's envoy for special missions, has been involved in a debate with the director of the DP press office, Alfred Lela, regarding an article in which Grenell is considered an undeclared lobbyist for Prime Minister Rama.
According to a news story published online, Grenell has tried to include a visit to Tirana to meet Prime Minister Rama on President Trump's son's agenda.
Grenell chose to react on social media, where he attached the article and asked Lela to deny it as there is no truth to it.
"Dear Alfred Lela, I understand that you are days away from an important election. I understand that emotions are high. I have watched your election in silence because Albania is an important and trusted ally of America in NATO (and one of my favorite places to visit and vacation). But this story from your media is a TOTAL lie. It should be corrected immediately and removed if you care about the facts," Grenell wrote.
President Trump's son visited Belgrade a few days ago where he met with President Vučić.
Dear @AlfredLela ,
— Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) April 28, 2025
I realize you are days away from an important election. I understand emotions are high. I have watched your election silently from the sidelines because Albania is an important and trusted NATO ally of America (and one of my favorite countries to visit &… pic.twitter.com/kKPWaw9uIj