A question on the future of U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle’s post found the president serving up a direct answer with his opinion.
With only three weeks remaining before the midterm elections, President Donald Trump may be aiming to nip a developing story in the bud before it becomes an all-out October surprise. When asked about Guilfoyle’s staying power in her diplomatic position, the chief executive reiterated his displeasure and confirmed termination is on the table.
“Well, we’re looking at it, yeah. We’re not happy,” said the president to reporters outside the White House on Monday when asked whether he was considering firing the ambassador.
Trump on looking into the firing of Kimberly Guilfoyle: “We’re not happy.” https://t.co/5fHThJjipq
— CSPAN (@cspan) October 12, 2026
As was previously reported, following multiple reports of alleged misconduct, including Guilfoyle supposedly promising Trump donor Eric Deters access to the administration if he paid off her $100,000 American Express bill before she was confirmed, the president and Secretary of State Marco Rubio were said to be “extremely pissed off” by what they’d heard.
In addition to the alleged pay-to-play, The Wall Street Journal had reported on how the ambassador herself had boasted of two Greek tycoons covering expenses for a lavish lifestyle around the world.
Trump and Rubio reportedly weigh firing Kimberly Guilfoyle as misconduct allegations pile up https://t.co/Drw5acHQbb via @BIZPACReview
— BPR (@BIZPACReview) October 12, 2026
An audio tape reviewed by the newspaper was said to feature Guilfoyle saying to one, “You know, I can deliver the world to you, which you deserve.”
She also allegedly told the tycoon, “I’m going to make you a lot of f*cking money.”
In January 2026, her trip to the World Economic Forum in Davos was said to have been aboard a private jet belonging to Greek construction company Aktor Group’s chief executive, Alexandros Exarchou. Meanwhile, Guilfoyle allegedly encouraged foreign governments to do billions of dollars worth of business with the construction company.
With regard to the $100,000 and Deters, a former Kentucky congressional candidate, the ambassador’s attorneys have argued the request for payment from Guilfoyle was actually a matter of collecting unpaid fees for previous consultation work and speaking engagements.
Monday, Deters appeared on CNN, where he expressed his intent to sue both the ambassador and her attorneys for defamation as he claimed Guilfoyle asked him to “paper” the requested $100,000 by creating a letter that claimed he owed her money, an action Deters said he took.
While the Trump donor also detailed plans to speak with some congressional Democrats on Wednesday, Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) appeared on CBS News’ “Face the Nation” on Sunday, where he expressed that upper chamber Republicans wouldn’t be alone in seeking answers on the ambassador’s alleged misconduct.
“… I’m sure there’s gonna be an investigation,” he told host Margaret Brennan. “I would assume the State Department would be conducting that.”
“I know the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will have oversight and look into that, as well. But I think the public has a right to know what was found, and it is quite a bit of concern,” noted the senator.
Asked about allegations by Eric Deters that U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle requested $100,000 from him to pay off an American Express bill in exchange for her help with the Trump administration, Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) says “what we’ve seen in the reports is very troubling.”
“I think the public has a right to know what was found, and it’s a concern,” he says.
— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) October 11, 2026
Native of Brooklyn, NY, Kevin Haggerty is a graduate of Hunter College where he studied Cultural Anthropology and Geography. An avid reader and truth seeker, he currently resides in Texas with his wife and their dog and, when he isn't researching current events and their impacts, you'll find him spending time with friends and family or working on his next novel.
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