Michael Caputo On Leave Of Absence Until After The Election

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WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 01: Former Trump campaign official Michael Caputo arrives at the Hart Senate Office building to be interviewed by Senate Intelligence Committee staffers, on May 1, 2018 in Washington, DC. The committee is investigating alleged Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Michael Caputo, a spokesman for the Department of Health and Human Services, is taking a break from his job. This comes just days after he spouted conspiracy theories on social media and said reporters should be gassed. He also suggested his own “mental health has definitely failed.”

HHS is also announcing that Paul Alexander, an aide to Caputo, is “leaving the department.”

Caputo will be on leave for 60 days.