Trump, Rubio consider firing Kimberly Guilfoyle as ambassador to Greece: AP source
President Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are considering firing U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle after a series of explosive reports alleging she engaged in misconduct during her tenure in Athens.
A senior U.S. official told The Associated Press on Sunday that Trump and Rubio are “extremely pissed off” over Guilfoyle’s questionable actions and could decide on her future as soon as this week.
The official described the secretary of state, who received a warm welcome from Guilfoyle in Athens last week amid the reports, as particularly angry over the controversy.
The federal government’s watchdog is also reportedly investigating her alleged misconduct, including additional accusations that the ambassador accepted gifts or favors from wealthy Greek businessmen.
The potential shake-up comes after longtime Trump ally and MAGA donor Eric Deters accused Guilfoyle of asking him to wire her $100,000 to pay her American Express bill ahead of her July 2025 Senate confirmation hearing in exchange for access to top Trump administration officials.
“It won’t show up anywhere if you wire money to American Express,” Guilfoyle wrote in a message on Signal to Deters on July 3, 2025, which was first reported by The Wall Street Journal.
“She made it very clear, and the text messages make it very clear, she was so desperate for me to send that $100,000,” Deters said in an interview, claiming Guilfoyle offered to become his “ride or die in the Trump world” if he paid her and described their relationship as a “quid pro quo.”
Trump briefly addressed the allegations, which Guilfoyle has denied, on Friday when questioned by reporters outside the White House.
“I just heard about it, too bad,” the president said. “I don’t know too much, but she was always very nice.”
Guilfoyle was once married to California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) and was later engaged to the president’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., before the couple split in 2024.
Rubio refused to comment on the allegations while in Greece last week, telling reporters that it was not his responsibility to “respond every time someone decides to give the media something without any advance warning, without having any chance to look at it and see what’s in there.”
The Journal also reported that Guilfoyle allegedly boasted about her connections to wealthy Greek businessmen who paid for her luxury travel in exchange for using her diplomatic position to lobby on behalf of their business interests.
The diplomat also tried to secure an invitation from an American businessman in Davos, Switzerland, to a dinner honoring the president’s second eldest son, Eric Trump.
“You know, I can deliver the world to you. Which you deserve,” Guilfoyle told an American businessman in the audio, reviewed by the Journal. “I’m going to make you a lot of f—ing money.”
In a statement to the outlet, a spokesperson for the U.S. Embassy in Athens defended Guilfoyle, saying she had “faithfully followed State Department ethics and gift reporting guidelines.”
The controversy was met with scrutiny from even top GOP lawmakers.
The Hill has reached out to the White House and the State Department for comment.
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