Washington — President Trump said he and his administration were “considering” firing Kimberly Guilfoyle as U.S. ambassador to Greece, after a Guilfoyle associate alleged she asked him to wire $100,000 to pay her American Express bill in exchange for helping the Trump administration ahead of his Senate confirmation hearing.
“Well, we’re thinking about it,” the president told reporters on his way to Ohio when asked if he was considering firing Guilfoyle. “We are not happy.”
Guilfoyle is aware that Mr. Trump is considering firing her, sources familiar with the matter told CBS News. She spoke to her lawyer and sought advice from Trump administration aides, the sources said.
Businessman Eric Deters told CBS News last week that he had “no doubt about pay-to-play” when Guilfoyle asked for funds. Deters also provided CBS News with screenshots of her texts with Guilfoyle, including one message in which she appeared to ask him to wire money. Deters said he never gave her the money.
“Unfortunately for Kimberly Guilfoyle, at that time I didn’t have $100,000 to give to Kimberly Guilfoyle or I would have been stupid enough to do so.”
White House officials were informed that the text messages between Guilfoyle and Deters were authentic, sources familiar with the matter told CBS News last week. Some Trump aides expressed displeasure with Guilfoyle’s actions, they said.
Guilfoyle’s lawyer challenged the authenticity of the texts to the Wall Street Journal, which was the first to report them.
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The Journal also reported over the weekend that Guilfoyle bragged in audio recordings about the Greek businessmen who paid for her trip and allegedly encouraged foreign governments to do business with one of the tycoons.
Guilfoyle, named by Mr. Trump as his top envoy to Greece, is the ex-fiancée of Donald Trump Jr. Her confirmation hearing took place in July 2025 and she was confirmed in September of that year.
She was very visible during Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s visit to Greece last week. At the time, Rubio did not respond to questions about Deter’s allegations, telling reporters, “I’m not going to comment on a story that was published literally a few hours ago.”
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