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Washington — President Trump said helium and his medication are "looking at" firing Kimberly Guilfoyle from her presumption arsenic U.S. ambassador to Greece, aft an subordinate of Guilfoyle's alleged she asked him to ligament $100,000 to wage her American Express measure successful speech for her assistance with the Trump medication up of her Senate confirmation hearing.
"Well, we're looking astatine it," the president told reporters connected his mode to Ohio erstwhile asked if he's considering firing Guilfoyle. "We're not happy."
Businessman Eric Deters told CBS News past week helium has "no uncertainty it was pay-to-play" erstwhile Guilfoyle asked for funds. Deters besides provided CBS News with screenshots of his texts with Guilfoyle, including 1 connection successful which she appeared to inquire him to ligament money. Deters said helium ne'er gave her the money.
"Unfortunately for Kimberly Guilfoyle, astatine that time, astatine that infinitesimal successful time, I didn't person $100,000 to spare to springiness to Kimberly Guilfoyle, oregon I really would person been a dumbass capable to bash it."
Guilfoyle's lawyer disputed the authenticity of the texts to The Wall Street Journal, which was archetypal to study connected them.
Guilfoyle, nominated by Mr. Trump to service arsenic his apical envoy to Greece, is the ex-fiancée of Donald Trump Jr. Her confirmation proceeding was held successful July 2025, and she was confirmed successful September of that year.
The ambassador was highly disposable during Secretary of State Marco Rubio's sojourn to Greece past week.
President Donald Trump smiles astatine a reception celebrating Greek Independence Day, successful the East Room of the White House, Thursday, March 26, 2026, successful Washington, with U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle, President and CEO of Gristedes John Catsimatidis and his woman Margo Catsimatidis, acold right.
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