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Trump Says Guilfoyle Wasn't Family After Ambassador Resignation

The White House asked for her resignation after reports alleged a $100,000 credit card bill, gifts and other improper conduct, officials said.

  • On Tuesday, October 13, 2026, U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle resigned after the White House called for her departure following reports of alleged improper conduct in Athens.
  • The Wall Street Journal reported allegations including a threat to a foreign official and a requested $100,000 credit card payment from a donor, prompting the administration's action.
  • Disputing assertions of a close relationship, Trump told reporters on Tuesday, "No, she wasn't a member of my family," regarding his son's former fiancée, Donald Trump Jr.
  • Trump acknowledged she was "doing a good job" but stated, "we didn't like what we were reading." Guilfoyle denied allegations on X, vowing to "vigorously defend my name, my reputation, and my integrity."
  • Among more than 7,000 public comments, many labeled her a "disgrace," yet former U.S. congressman George Santos offered support. Guilfoyle stated she remains committed to the America First movement.
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Kimberly Guilfoyle returned her apron after the revelation that she asked a donor to pay a personal debt. The diplomat in Athens, chosen by the president, had been engaged to one of his sons. While it is common for the White House to reward relatives to positions of ambassadors, the Trump administration explodes all the records "Having held the position of ambassador of the United States in Greece was for me the honor of my life," stressed Kimbe…

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dnews.gr broke the news on Tuesday, October 13, 2026.
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