Daily Mail
· collected 2026-10-12 · by Victoria Churchill, Elina Shirazi
President Donald Trump told reporters he is considering firing US Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle due to recent controversies over her conduct. The president said, “We’re not happy,” when asked about the situation. This comes after reports that Guilfoyle violated State Department guidelines by accepting gifts and engaging in luxury travel while ambassador. Top Democrats have urged Senator Marco Rubio to investigate these claims, suggesting Guilfoyle is unfit for her role if the allegations are true.
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Story summary
Donald Trump and Marco Rubio, the US Secretary of State, are considering firing Kimberly Guilfoyle, the US Ambassador to Greece, following reports of improper conduct. These allegations include promoting a Greek construction firm, accepting luxury gifts from businessmen, threatening a host country official, and asking a Trump donor to pay off her $100,000 credit card bill in exchange for access to administration officials. The Wall Street Journal first reported these incidents last week. Rubio was particularly upset as Guilfoyle attended most of his events during his recent visit to Athens and greeted him warmly despite the mounting allegations.
A senior US official told AP that Trump and Rubio are "extremely pissed off" by Guilfoyle's actions and will likely decide on her fate this week after Columbus Day. Top Democrats, including Rep. Gregory Meeks of New York and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire, have called for an investigation into the ambassador’s conduct. Guilfoyle has denied wrongdoing through her lawyers but did not address specific allegations directly.
The controversy has prompted the State Department's Office of Inspector General to begin looking into the claims against Guilfoyle.
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President Donald Trump has revealed his feelings about the latest controversies swirling around the US Ambassador to Greece, Kimberly Guilfoyle.
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Trump → sign → Greece
Speaking with reporters on the way to his rally in Youngstown, Ohio on Monday evening, Trump shared that he was considering axing Guilfoyle, stating, 'we're looking at,' before adding, 'Yeah.
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we → speak → Guilfoyle
We're not happy,' when asked about her conduct.
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We → ask → conduct
Guilfoyle was told to be on her best behavior after being confirmed as the Ambassador to Greece by the US Senate last fall.
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Guilfoyle → tell → Senate
That is a set of directions she reportedly did not follow.
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she → follow → directions
Guilfoyle was pictured in July sipping fizz and picking at grapes at Nammos, the jet-set hangout on Mykonos's Psarou Beach, alongside Bill White, Trump's openly gay ambassador to Belgium.
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Guilfoyle → picture → Belgium
She flew to Paris for Fashion Week the next day.
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She → fly → Week
That month, Trump flew straight home from the NATO summit in Turkey without stopping in Greece, despite Guilfoyle promising locals a presidential visit.
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Guilfoyle → fly → visit
The Guilfoyle scandal deepened on Thursday as top Democrats on the Senate and House foreign affairs committees urged Rubio to investigate her conduct, citing the Journal's report.
'If these reports are accurate, Ambassador Guilfoyle is unfit to represent the United States abroad and should be removed from her position,' Representative Gregory Meeks of New York, the top House Foreign Affairs Democrat, wrote to Rubio.
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Meeks → deepen → Rubio
Kimberly Guilfoyle and President Trump at the Greek Independence Day event in the East Room at the White House in March of 2025
Secretary of State Marco Rubio (R) and US Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle (L) unveil a commemorative plaque during a ceremony marking the renovation and opening of a new wing of the US Embassy in Athens, Greece last week
An embassy official noted last month that Guilfoyle 'continues to follow all State Department ethical guidelines.'
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Guilfoyle → unveil → guidelines
However, a US official said on Sunday that Trump and Rubio are 'extremely pissed off' by Guilfoyle's reported conduct and would likely decide on what action to take this week after Monday's Columbus Day holiday.
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Trump → say → holiday
The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations, said Rubio had been particularly angry, not least because he visited Athens just last week and Guilfoyle attended most, if not all, of his events and greeted him on his arrival with a bear hug as the allegations swirled.
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allegations → speak → hug
In a series of stories, The Wall Street Journal has reported questionable conduct by Guilfoyle, including an alleged threat to a host country official, accepting improper gifts and services, and offering to use her influence inside the administration in return for the payment of a large credit card bill.
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Journal → report → bill
The Daily Mail has also exclusively reported that her party girl lifestyle has landed Guilfoyle in hot water with members of Trump's family.
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lifestyle → report → family
Trump-world insider Eric Deters, who Guilfoyle reportedly asked for a six-figure payment, told the Daily Mail that she recruited Deters' wife and her friend to secretly sneak alcohol to her during the festival, acting 'like a high schooler' hiding booze from her parents.
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US Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle arrives at the White House on February 26, 2026 in Washington, DC
Guilfoyle's affinity for Champagne and parties have widely been documented, and insiders urged her to be on good behavior after she was tapped to be President Donald Trump's Greek Ambassador, cautioning that an assignment amid Aegean islands and endless summers wasn't a green light for nonstop partying.
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assignment → arrive → partying
At the conclusion of the event, Guilfoyle insisted on packing up and taking all the remaining catered VIP food home with her, an odd request in Deters' eyes.
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Guilfoyle → insist → eyes
Deters said she also begged him to compliment her in front of Don Jr in the hopes of 'winning back his favor,' Deters detailed.
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Deters → say → favor
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