Trump Administration Asks Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle To Resign After Misconduct Allegations

Guilfoyle Resigns

President Donald Trump’s administration asked U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign on Tuesday, and White House press secretary Katie Zacharia said, "We have asked Ambassador Guilfoyle to resign."

Guilfoyle said she would "vigorously defend" herself as she insisted, "These allegations are false, and I intend to vigorously defend my name, my reputation, and my integrity."

Trump told reporters on Monday, "Well, we’re looking at it," when asked if he was considering firing Guilfoyle, and he added, "We’re not happy."

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ABC News reported that Guilfoyle’s resignation followed allegations that she offered a Trump donor access to top administration officials in exchange for cash, and the reporting tied the dispute to a $100,000 credit card bill.

The White House later confirmed it had received Guilfoyle’s formal resignation, while ABC News said it was not clear from her post whether she resigned or was fired.

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Competing Accounts and Probes

The White House said it asked Guilfoyle to resign after she faced severe criticism over allegations she engaged in improper and possibly illegal conduct before and during her tenure in Athens. Reuters reported that Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio were "extremely pissed off" by Guilfoyle’s reported conduct and would likely decide on her future this week, while the BBC said Trump acknowledged he did not like what he was reading about her. Marco Rubio declined to comment publicly on the allegations, and Rubio told reporters, "You guys walk around thinking that because some source told you something and you reported it, it’s the gospel."

A second U.S. official told the BBC that the State Department’s inspector general was looking into the allegations, and the official could not say if a formal IG probe had begun. The BBC also reported that Greek opposition parties called on the Foreign Ministry to summon Guilfoyle, and Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis said Guilfoyle had been treated "the same way as every other ambassador."

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What Comes Next

Democrats on the Senate Foreign Relations and House Foreign Affairs committees, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen and Rep. Gregory Meeks, initiated probes into claims reported by the Wall Street Journal about Guilfoyle’s conduct.

CBS News said no names were circulating Tuesday in the White House for a new ambassador to Greece, and it reported that Guilfoyle had few remaining allies in the Trump administration.

Guilfoyle’s lawyers, David Schwartz and Jesse Binnall, denied she had done anything wrong and rejected allegations of impropriety related to her travel on private planes, saying she "sought, obtained and followed State Department guidance and followed the Department’s travel regulations."

Trump said he had not spoken to Guilfoyle personally, and he told reporters, "She will not be there. I didn't like what I read."

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The dispute also centered on a claim that Guilfoyle asked a Trump donor to cover a $100,000 credit card bill, and ABC News reported that Eric Deters alleged she asked him to pay the bill in July 2025.

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