Marco Rubio criticized the media for demanding comments on reports alleging an investigation into Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle's financial dealings before she took office. During his trip from Greece to Portugal, Rubio dismissed these inquiries as a "game" meant to generate headlines and stressed that such unverified information is not gospel truth. He also declined to comment further while abroad, noting the importance of verified facts over media reports.
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In October 2025, The Wall Street Journal reported that Kimberly Guilfoyle, then-U.S. Ambassador to Greece, had requested a $100,000 payment from a Trump donor, Eric Deters, to cover her AmEx bill just before her confirmation hearing, promising him access to administration officials in return. Deters declined, citing legal and financial constraints. Guilfoyle's texts revealed repeated warnings to avoid creating a paper trail.
Marco Rubio, U.S. Secretary of State at the time, refused to comment on these allegations while visiting Athens, Greece, calling such demands from media as mere games to generate headlines. He dismissed the report as not being gospel truth and insisted that his embassy was performing well. The top Democrats in both the House foreign affairs and Senate foreign relations committees have called for an investigation into Guilfoyle's conduct but it is unclear whether one has commenced.
These revelations have sparked significant debate about the propriety of her actions, with critics arguing that her behavior is akin to controversial financial dealings by others close to the Trump administration.
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio became frustrated with the press while preparing to leave Greece for Portugal, criticizing their demands for comment on an alleged investigation into Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle.
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Rubio → become → Guilfoyle
The Wall Street Journal published a report Wednesday claiming Guilfoyle tapped a political ally to pay $100,000 in credit card debt before accepting her position as ambassador to Greece, promising to link the benefactor with political officials.
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Guilfoyle → publish → officials
A subsequent report from the Daily Mail claimed the Department of State Office of Inspector General is investigating the ambassador for workplace conduct.
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Office → claim → conduct
Rubio hand-waved questions about these reports on Thursday as he prepared to jet from the Hellenic Republic to Portugal, dismissing the line of inquiry as a “game” to generate headlines.
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he → wave → headlines
“You guys are gonna ask me this, you’re gonna ask me again in Portugal.
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you → go → Portugal
I know the game.
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I → know → game
The game is — someone gives information to a newspaper or media outlet, the media outlet reports it, you immediately turn to me and say, ‘I need you to respond to our reporting.’
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you → give → reporting
That’s not the way this process works,” he told the press pool on Thursday.
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he → ’ → Thursday
Rubio confirmed that he was aware of the Wall Street Journal report but said he was not aware of whether the allegations were true — insisting that he would not litigate the situation through the press.
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he → confirm → press
“I don’t even know if it’s true or not true, so it’s just not going to work that way and it’s most certainly not going to work that way while I’m sitting in another country,” Rubio said.
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Rubio → know → country
“You guys are not going to be our only source of information in the world.”
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guys → go → world
He continued: “You guys walk around thinking that because some source told you something and you reported it, it’s the gospel.
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it → continue → it
It’s not the gospel.
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It → ’ → ?
It’s not the gospel for me.
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It → ’ → me
That’s not the way we do things.”
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we → ’ → things
The allegations against Guilfoyle claim she contacted Eric Deters, a wealthy donor of President Donald Trump, to request a direct wire of funds to American Express to pay off her debt before becoming ambassador.
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she → claim → ambassador
“Honey please I need you to get this done for me today,” she wrote in one message provided to the Wall Street Journal.
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she → need → Journal
In another, she instructs him: “It won’t show up anywhere if you wire money to American Express.”
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you → instruct → Express
Deters confirmed the exchange of messages in subsequent interviews, telling MS Now: “Kimberly Guilfoyle is a grifter.
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Guilfoyle → confirm → MS
Kimberly Guilfoyle — I have no doubt — has done this to more than me.
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I → do → me
She’s doing it right now in Greece.”
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She → do → Greece
Guilfoyle, 57, was appointed as the ambassador to Greece not long after breaking her multiyear engagement to Donald Trump Jr. in 2024.
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Guilfoyle → appoint → 2024
She previously worked as a Fox News host and prosecutor in California.
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She → work → California
She was previously married to Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) in the early 2000s.
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She → marry → 2000s
Rubio praised Guilfoyle during a Wednesday press conference with the Greek foreign minister, where he said the “embassy here is doing a great job” and “our ambassador has been a strong ambassador here.”
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ambassador → praise → job
The state secretary has wrapped a multiday visit to Greece — the highlight of which was a scenic hilltop speech framed by the Acropolis.
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highlight → wrap → Acropolis
Touching down in Portugal later in the day, he met with Foreign Minister Paulo Rangel for a joint press conference.
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he → touch → conference
Rubio praised the Portuguese government for its efforts to modernize its military and its actions to quash narco-terrorism around the world.
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Rubio → praise → world
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