Trump says he did not like what he read about Guilfoyle
Donald TrumpPresident of the United States, speaking to reporters before leaving for Alaska
Asked about the allegations against Guilfoyle, President Trump said she had been doing a good job in Greece but that he did not like what he had read, and said she would not remain in the post. He said he had not spoken with her.
“She went to Greece. She was doing a good job, but we didn't like what we were reading. ... I didn't speak to her, no. But she will not be there. I didn't like what I read.”
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Eric Deters alleges Kimberly Guilfoyle offered administration access for $100,000; she denies it
Eric Deters, a Kentucky businessman and Trump donor, alleges that Kimberly Guilfoyle asked him in July 2025 to pay her $100,000 American Express bill while offering to help him reach senior Trump administration officials. The Wall Street Journal reported the allegation on October 7, 2026, citing messages Deters provided in which Guilfoyle asked him to wire the money. Deters says he did not pay and calls the exchange a quid pro quo. Guilfoyle's lawyers say Deters owed her about $150,000 for speeches and consulting work done before her nomination and that she was trying to collect it. Guilfoyle, who resigned as U.S. ambassador to Greece on October 13, 2026 at the White House's request, says the allegations are false.
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CNN transcript that carries President Trump's live remarks to reporters on October 13, 2026, before he left for Alaska, when he was asked about the allegations against Guilfoyle.
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NBC News report on Guilfoyle's resignation at the White House's request. It includes press secretary Katie Zacharia's announcement, Trump's comments, Deters's interview with NBC News and the October 12 statement from Guilfoyle's attorneys.
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Earlier on October 13, White House press secretary Katie Zacharia said the administration had asked Guilfoyle to resign. A reporter asked Trump how surprised he was by the allegations, and he first said Guilfoyle was not a member of his family. On October 12 he had said the administration was looking at her position and was not happy.
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Trump then took questions on other subjects. Guilfoyle posted her resignation statement on X the same day.
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The reference point is Eric Deters's allegation that Kimberly Guilfoyle, shortly before her July 2025 Senate confirmation hearing, asked him to pay her $100,000 American Express bill while offering to help him reach senior Trump administration officials. Condemned: asked about the allegations, Trump says "we didn't like what we were reading" and that she "will not be there", expressing disapproval of the reported conduct and backing her removal. He does not say whether the reports are accurate. The closest competing label is Mixed or conditional; it loses because his remark that she "was doing a good job" concerns her work in Greece, not the conduct described in the reports.
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Read the full caseGuilfoyle calls the allegations against her false as she leaves her post
“I also want to address the recent allegations against me. These allegations are false, and I intend to vigorously defend my name, my reputation, and my integrity. I have dedicated my professional life to fighting for justice, standing up for what is right, and defending the values that make America exceptional. I will not allow false accusations to define my decades of public service.”Read statement
Jeff Flake says he is floored by the messages attributed to Guilfoyle
“Well. it's not good. ... I just am floored that he'd have those kinds of messages telling somebody to not leave a paper trail when she's leaving a paper trail. So, this is just not good. ... Well, you just heard from the man who was supposed to have sent those invoices. So, yes, or she sent those invoices too, and he's claiming the opposite. So, I don't think that will go very far.”Read statement
Guilfoyle's lawyers say Deters owes her about $150,000 for past work
“Eric Deters owes Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle approximately $150,000 for speeches and consulting work she performed for him long before she was nominated to serve as Ambassador. Mr. Deters has gone on national television to recast a contractual dispute as wrongdoing ... That is what Mr. Deters now calls a “quid pro quo”: a delinquent client being asked to pay an overdue bill. ... When Ms. Guilfoyle was preparing to leave private life for public service, she did what any professional does and tried to close out her outstanding receivables. Asking a client to pay for work already done is not corruption. It is the opposite of corruption.”Read statement
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