On October 13, 2026, the White House asked Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign as U.S. Ambassador to Greece. New Press Secretary Katie Zacharia announced it in her first briefing: "We have asked Ambassador Guilfoyle to resign. She has been a wonderful asset to the team, and we wish her well."
This came one day after President Trump told reporters he was "looking at it" and "we're not happy." The request followed a series of reports (primarily from The Wall Street Journal) alleging misconduct both before and during her ambassadorship. Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio were described as unhappy about the allegations.
"We have asked Ambassador Guilfoyle to resign. She has been a wonderful asset to the team, and we wish her well."
Before her Senate confirmation, she reportedly asked Trump donor Eric Deters to wire $100,000 to pay down her American Express bill in a way that would not show up on her financial disclosures. She allegedly offered him access to administration officials (including the IRS commissioner and attorney general) in connection with the request. Deters says he did not pay.
In an interview with NewsNation's Katie Pavlich, Eric Deters, the Kentucky businessman at the center of the texts, detailed his version of events with Guilfoyle. He said he paid her roughly $300,000 across three speaking appearances at his Freedom Fest events while she was still a private citizen. He later offered her a larger success fee — up to $1 million — if she could help bring attention to a long-running medical malpractice case involving an Ohio spine surgeon who fled to Pakistan after facing allegations of performing hundreds of unnecessary surgeries.
Deters claimed that days before her July 2025 Senate confirmation hearing, Guilfoyle contacted him asking for $100,000 to pay off an American Express bill and instructed him to wire the money directly to the card company so it would not appear publicly. He said he refused the request, describing it as a quid pro quo, and stated he has not spoken to her since around August 2025. He has repeatedly called her a "grifter" and said he believes she engaged in similar conduct with others. Deters has also said his main goal in coming forward is to pressure the administration to pursue the extradition of the doctor and investigate the related insurance matters.
Guilfoyle's representatives have disputed his account, saying he still owes her approximately $150,000 for prior speaking and consulting work and that the messages concern unpaid fees rather than a new demand. Deters has indicated he plans to sue her and her legal team for defamation.
Additional reporting alleged she accepted improper gifts and luxury travel funded by Greek businessmen, promoted private business interests while serving as ambassador, and brought a lobbyist for a Greek construction/energy company into official meetings.
Guilfoyle's lawyers have denied any wrongdoing. They say the $100,000 discussion related to unpaid speaking and consulting fees she was owed, dispute the authenticity of some messages, and state that her travel complied with State Department rules. The State Department's Inspector General has been investigating the allegations.
As of the latest reports, it is an ask to resign; it has not yet been confirmed that she has formally submitted her resignation.
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