Trump, Rubio Reportedly Considering Firing Kimberly Guilfoyle After Slew of Revealing WSJ Reports

President Trump and Secretary of State Rubio are considering firing US Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle after The Wall Street Journal (Center bias) published a series of revealing reports on her conduct, according to a new report from Associated Press (Lean Left).

The Scoop: AP reported speaking to an anonymous "senior US official" who said Trump and Rubio are "extremely pissed off" by Guilfoyle's reported conduct and will decide on a course of action later this week. AP wrote, "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." A second anonymous official said the State Department is doing its own investigation into the allegations.

Response: Guilfoyle's lawyers rejected that she had done anything wrong and said in a released statement, "Ambassador Guilfoyle has served, and will continue to serve, with integrity, honor and distinction. We are evaluating all available legal remedies to collect this debt and any other potential causes of action." Rubio told reporters in Athens on Oct. 8, "You guys walk around thinking that because some source told you something and you reported it, it's the gospel. It's not the gospel."

Report #1: On Sept. 25, WSJ reported on Guilfoyle's close involvement with 39-year-old American Christos Marafatsos and "persistent promotion" of Aktor, a Greek energy firm he lobbies for. It described Guilfoyle as having so far played "one of the Trump administration's most important diplomatic roles" in how she has promoted a "vertical gas corridor" designed to carry US liquefied natural gas from Greece, through Central and Eastern Europe to Ukraine. This report also spawned a separate storyline that Guilfoyle had reportedly bragged about the April collapse of the Romanian government, suggesting that the Trump administration was responsible for it and could topple the Greek government as well. Top Democrats called for a probe into Guilfoyle following the report. 

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Report #2: On Oct. 7, WSJ published text messages between Guilfoyle and Trump donor Eric Deters in which she asked him to pay a $100,000 credit card bill for her, days before her first ambassador confirmation hearing. Previously, in January, Guilfoyle told Deters that some of his public commentary about their "private arrangement" – in which she would provide him access to President Trump – would "literally cost [her her] ambassadorship." A representative for Guilfoyle said she disputed the authenticity of the messages but didn't elaborate further. WSJ noted that also on Oct. 7, at a press conference in Athens, Rubio said she was doing a "great job" and had been a "strong" ambassador. WSJ stood behind its reporting in a video short posted on Oct. 9.

Report #3: On Oct. 10, WSJ reported that it had obtained an audio recording from the 2026 World Economic Forum in which Guilfoyle allegedly bragged about a pair of wealthy Greek businessmen who were funding luxury travel for her. WSJ said that in the recording, Guilfoyle confirmed that she flew to the conference with Aktor CEO Alexandros Exarchou.

For Context: While the US government provides housing and official travel for ambassadors, many expenses, such as hosting guests for dinners or other functions, generally come out of the ambassador's own pocket. Guilfoyle was engaged to Donald Trump Jr. from 2020 until 2024 and previously worked as a Fox News (Right) host.

Bias Notes: WSJ's reporting included notable bias against Guilfoyle. While it prominently provided comments from Guilfoyle's representatives, WSJ often slanted coverage by including some of Guilfoyle's most expletive statements or using charged phrasing. For instance, in its Oct. 10 feature, it said Guilfoyle was "flexing connections" and "expressed fury." In several reports, it also described her as a "MAGA icon."

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