The Trump administration has asked Kimberly Guilfoyle, the U.S. ambassador to Greece, to resign amid allegations of misconduct, influence peddling, and financial impropriety.

“We have asked Ambassador Guilfoyle to resign. She has been a wonderful asset to the team, and we wish her well,” White House press secretary Katie Zacharia announced.

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The Guardian shared further:

The most serious claim, first reported by the Wall Street Journal on 8 October, centers on the donor Eric Deters.

Citing Signal messages, the paper reported that in July 2025, days before her Senate confirmation hearing, Guilfoyle pressed Deters to pay off a $100,000 American Express bill, assuring him the transfer would not show up anywhere. “Honey please I need you to get this done for me today,” she wrote, according to the report.

Guilfoyle offered to use her influence on his tax and legal problems in return and told him she had contacted the IRS commissioner and the justice department on his behalf.

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He has also said he paid Guilfoyle about $300,000 over the years without receiving “one favor”, and told MS NOW the request “absolutely was a quid pro quo”.

The Journal has also reported that Guilfoyle, the former finacée of Trump’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr, accepted improper gifts and services, made an alleged threat to a host-country official, and promoted the interests of a Greek company, Aktor, during official engagements. A lawyer for Guilfoyle, Jesse Binnall, said she disputes the authenticity of the messages.

The announcement follows President Trump saying the administration was “not happy” concerning the allegations.

Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio were reportedly “extremely pissed off” about Guilfoyle’s alleged conduct.

Trump Says ‘We’re Not Happy’ As Kimberly Guilfoyle’s Ambassador Job Hangs In The Balance

More from the Associated Press:

Guilfoyle has not addressed the reports directly. But in a statement released late Sunday, her lawyers denied she had done anything wrong and claimed that the money she was seeking from a Trump donor was payment for services — public appearances and speaking engagements that predate her ambassadorial nomination — that had not been paid.

The lawyers, David Schwartz and Jesse Binnall, also rejected allegations of impropriety related to Guilfoyle’s travel on private planes, saying that before every such trip she “sought, obtained and followed State Department guidance and followed the Department’s travel regulations,” they said.

After defending Guilfoyle following the first report, Rubio has declined to comment publicly on the growing allegations. Last week, Rubio said: “Our ambassador has been a strong ambassador here.”

But after another report appeared later, Rubio on Thursday before leaving Athens berated journalists for asking about the allegations, saying he didn’t know if they were true and that he would not respond if he could not confirm them.

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“You guys walk around thinking that because some source told you something and you reported it, it’s the gospel. It’s not the gospel. It’s not the gospel for me. That’s not the way we do things,” Rubio said at the foot of his plane as Guilfoyle, who was there to see him depart, looked on.

 

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