Guilfoyle steps down as Greek ambassador over cash-for-access claims

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 18 Oct, 16:56 · Archive

Kimberly Guilfoyle has stepped down as US ambassador to Greece following allegations she offered access to the Trump family in exchange for payment.

Kimberly Guilfoyle stepped down as US ambassador to Greece this week following allegations of misconduct. Former Kentucky congressional candidate Eric Deters released text messages he claimed showed Guilfoyle offering access to the Trump family in exchange for payment of her $100,000 American Express bill. Guilfoyle denied the allegations, saying the messages were doctored, though additional cash-for-access allegations later emerged. Her resignation was announced on live television on Tuesday by then-White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia during her first press conference. Zacharia was herself dismissed five days into the role.

Guilfoyle, 57, was engaged to Donald Trump Jr from 2020 until 2024 and had spent seven years close to the Trump family. She was appointed as ambassador after the couple ended their relationship.

California Governor Gavin Newsom, Guilfoyle's former husband, addressed the controversy on Saturday while campaigning in New Hampshire. When asked about her departure, Newsom said he did not know enough about it and had not spoken to her in a while. 'I just wish her the best,' he said. 'It's unfortunate.' The Daily Mail reports that some members of the Trump family have been unsympathetic about her fall from grace, with sources saying Ivanka Trump had never been her biggest fan and daughter-in-law Lara genuinely felt bad for her.

How it is being reported

• Trump hater Newsom breaks silence on ex-wife Kimberly Guilfoyle’s scandal. His response is surprisingNewsom’s response comes days after Guilfoyle was removed from her position as US ambassador to Greece following cash-for-access allegationsIndependent World · 18 Oct, 16:33
• Trump women turn on Kimberly Guilfoyle: As their brutal true feelings about Don Jr's ex leak out... friends say this is even more devastating than Greek banishmentKimberly Guilfoyle stepped down as Greek ambassador earlier this week but sources tell the Daily Mail not everyone in the tight-knit Trump fold have have sympathetic about her fall from grace.Daily Mail · 18 Oct, 02:04

In this story: Kimberly Guilfoyle · Donald Trump Jr · Eric Deters · Gavin Newsom · Ivanka Trump · Greece · Trump

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