“Well, we’re looking at it,” the president told reporters on his way to Ohio when asked if he’s considering firing Guilfoyle. “We’re not happy.”
Businessman Eric Deters told CBS News last week he has “no doubt it was pay-to-play” when Guilfoyle asked for funds. Deters also provided CBS News with screenshots of his 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, at that moment in time, I didn’t have $100,000 to spare to give to Kimberly Guilfoyle, or I actually would have been a dumbass enough to do it.”
Guilfoyle’s lawyer disputed the authenticity of the texts to The Wall Street Journal, which was first to report on them.
Guilfoyle, nominated by Mr. Trump to serve as his top envoy to Greece, is the ex-fiancée of Donald Trump Jr. Her confirmation hearing was held in July 2025, and she was confirmed in September of that year.
The ambassador was highly visible during Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s visit to Greece last week.
This is a developing story.
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