Kimberly Guilfoyle resigns as US ambassador to Greece after donor payment report
Kimberly Guilfoyle has resigned as US ambassador to Greece after a report she asked a Trump donor to pay off a $100,000 American Express bill, with the White House saying it asked her to step down.
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Kimberly Guilfoyle has resigned as US ambassador to Greece less than a year into the job. The White House confirmed that she was asked to step down after a report that she had asked one of President Donald Trump's donors to pay off a $100,000 American Express bill.
The president's new press secretary said: 'We have asked Ambassador Guilfoyle to resign.' Trump later distanced himself from Guilfoyle, who was once part of his inner circle. He said she was not a member of his family and that she had dated his son Donald Trump Jr a long time ago. He said she went to Greece and was doing a good job, but added: 'We didn't like what we were reading.'
The scandal centred on leaked messages with Eric Dieters, a party donor and right-wing commentator. The reported messages included:
- Guilfoyle asking for $100,000 to pay off her American Express card and saying she would be his 'ride and die forever'.
- Her sending a link to American Express and saying the money could be wired and would not show up anywhere.
- An offer of access to key Trump insiders in return.
Dieters never paid off the credit card. Guilfoyle denies any wrongdoing.
Guilfoyle was once a prominent figure in the MAGA movement and was engaged to Donald Trump Jr. She had previously been married to Gavin Newsom, the Democratic governor of California, and the couple were once headlined by Harper's Bazaar as the new Kennedys. Her conversion to Trump's movement bewildered many and burned her bridges with the Democrats. The departure drew attention to the calibre of people the Trump White House appoints to key posts.
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| Kimberly Guilfoyle resigned as US ambassador to Greece after reports she asked a Trump donor to pay a $100,000 American Express bill, reportedly offering access to Trump insiders in return, while denying wrongdoing and the donor did not pay. | |
| The White House stated that it requested Guilfoyle's resignation as ambassador. | |
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ITV1 treated the resignation as a Washington scandal with a wry British tone. It focused on the leaked messages with donor Eric Dieters, the White House confirmation that Guilfoyle was forced out, and Trump's attempt to distance himself. It also made time for her unusual political journey from Democratic spouse to MAGA figure, which gives the segment a personality-driven angle.
- “We have asked Ambassador Guilfoyle to resign.”
- “No, she wasn't a member of my family. She, I guess, dated my son a long time ago, but she wasn't, no.”
- “She goes, hey, I need $100,000 to pay off this American Express card, and I will be your ride and die forever.”
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