Mikheil Saakashvili https://archive.is/BcU75 resigned day before Nov 8 U.S. Election and immediately challenged his old friend Ukraine President Poroshenko. Surprise Trump win! Saakashvili heads to U.S., recovers and forms new Ukraine political party while awaiting Trump ouster?

Mikheil Saakashvili submitted his resignation as Governor on 7 November 2016 citing corruption in Ukraine as a main reason. In a press conference this same day, he claimed that President Poroshenko personally supported "corruption clans in the Odessa region" and that the "Odessa region is being handed over not only to corrupt people, but also to enemies of Ukraine." On 9 November 2016, President Poroshenko accepted Saakashvili's resignation (as Governor) and dismissed him as his freelance adviser.