In some big news announced by brand-new White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia on the morning of Tuesday, October 13, it was revealed that the Trump White House had asked former Fox News personality and ex-girlfriend of Donald Trump Jr. Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign from her position as the United States ambassador to Greece.
The decision to make her resign comes after a string of wild reports about what appear to be misconduct, and might even rise to the level of corruption, in which Guilfoyle engaged. Particularly, reports indicated that she pushed others to pay off her massive credit card bills in exchange for access to top Trump Administration officials.
So, Zacharia, in what was her first press briefing for the Trump Administration, announced, “We have asked Ambassador Guilfoyle to resign.” Dodging the issue of alleged misconduct and alleged corruption, and being blandly positive about the ousted official in the way DC often is, Zacharia then added, “She has been a wonderful asset to the team, and we wish her luck.”
While representatives for Ms. Guilfoyle did not respond to requests for comment made by the media on Tuesday in the aftermath of her ouster, they did previously deny the allegations made about her seeking money, and said that the various reports of her supposed misconduct were misleading. Further, they insisted that whatever she has done has been in full compliance with federal gift and reporting requirements.
Nevertheless, she was pushed out of the position in the wake of reports that she sought funds in exchange for offering access to Trump and his administration before being confirmed to the ambassador role, and that she not only accepted lavish gifts while serving as the ambassador, but even brought a lobbyist for a Greek construction company into official meetings.
The Wall Street Journal, for its part, helped legitimize the allegations that Guilfoyle faced, releasing a report in which it alleged that the ambassador sought a whopping $100,000 from a major Trump donor to cover her personal credit card debts in the run-up to her Senate confirmation.
Apparently, that donor is named Eric Deters, and Guilfoyle requested money from him in a text message, suggesting he wire her the substantial sum in exchange for her becoming his “ride or die” advocate in the Trump administration. “No question it was a quid pro quo,” Deters told CNN’s Jake Tapper.
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In a statement to CNN on the matter of her request and what she was up to, Guilfoyle’s lawyers insisted that it was not corruption. “When Ms. Guilfoyle was preparing to leave private life for public service, she did what any professional does and tried to close out her outstanding receivables. Asking a client to pay for work already done is not corruption. It is the opposite of corruption,” they insisted.
Regardless, the Trump administration evidently found the whole thing tawdry enough that asking her to leave seemed prudent, and so she has been ousted. Watch the announcement here:
Zacharia: We have asked Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign. She has been a wonderful asset to the team and we wish her well. https://t.co/U128BdSg27
— Acyn (@Acyn) October 13, 2026
Featured image credit: By Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America – Kimberly Guilfoyle, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=149630946