NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The US ambassador to Greece, Kimberly Guilfoyle, could soon be fired amid reports that she requested a six-figure ransom on a Trump donor’s credit card while offering access to administration officials, adding to growing allegations about her conduct in Athens. President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are “extremely angry” about Guilfoyle’s reported conduct and are weighing his removal, The Associated Press reported Sunday, citing a senior U.S. official. this week after Monday’s Columbus Day holiday. No departure has been confirmed. Guilfoyle, former fiancée of Donald Trump Jr., came under scrutiny this week after The Wall Street Journal reported that she asked Trump donor Eric Deters to pay a $100,000 American Express bill shortly before her Senate confirmation hearing. MARCO RUBIO ANNOUNCES MAJOR FINANCIAL SANCTIONS AGAINST THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT opening of the sixth round of the Greece-United States Strategic Dialogue, in Athens, October 7, 2026. (Photo by Mark Schiefelbein/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) According to messages reviewed by the Journal, Guilfoyle urged Deters to transfer the money directly to American Express, saying the transaction would not would leave paper trails, while offering to help him gain access to senior Trump administration officials. Deters said he never made the payment. Guilfoyle’s lawyer, Jesse Binnall, questioned the authenticity of the messages. The allegations emerged following an earlier Journal investigation into Guilfoyle’s conduct in Greece, including claims that she promoted the interests of the Greek construction and energy company Aktor Group and allowed its registered lobbyist, Christos Marafatsos, to accompany her to private diplomatic meetings with top officials. IG FINDS RELATIONSHIP WITH BODYGUARD The Journal also reported that Guilfoyle suggested at a dinner with Greek officials that the United States would undermine his government, citing political developments in Romania. Greece’s Foreign Minister has since said that it was not necessary to summon Guilfoyle for an explanation because the country’s Energy Minister denied that any threat had been made. Separately, the State Department’s Office of the Inspector General has opened an investigation into allegations related to Guilfoyle’s treatment of embassy employees, private travel, acceptance of gifts and dealings with business interests, according to a Daily Mail report. Guilfoyle to embassy employees. (Photo by Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu via Getty Images) Sources described a hostile workplace in which Guilfoyle allegedly threatened to fire employees. They also claim he demoted members of his security team over minor incidents, including an officer who allegedly failed to respond to a 4am request for ice while on holiday in Mykonos. The inspector general’s office declined to confirm or deny the existence of an investigation. Binnall told the Daily Mail that “any implication of wrongdoing by the ambassador is unfounded.” The allegations have drawn scrutiny from congressional Democrats, including Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., and Rep. Gregory Meeks, D-N.Y., who have called for a review of Guilfoyle’s conduct. Meeks urged his dismissal if the allegations were substantiated. Vice President JD Vance addressed the controversy on Friday, warning against rushing to judgment and acknowledging that misconduct must have consequences. “And obviously, if something bad happened, then people have to suffer the consequences for it.” Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who visited Greece this week and delivered remarks against the backdrop of the Acropolis, declined to address the allegations directly. SEC MARCO RUBIO: THE WEST FORGOTTEN WHAT MADE IT GREAT. WE MUST REDISCOVER OUR ROOTS BEFORE WE LOSE THEM “You go around thinking that because some source told you something and you reported it, it’s the gospel. It’s not the gospel,” Rubio told reporters Thursday. Rubio had defended Guilfoyle’s performance a day earlier, saying, “Our ambassador has been a strong ambassador here.” ATHENS ACROPOLIS Republican vice presidential nominee U.S. Senator JD Vance (R-OH) speaks with Donald Trump Jr. (L) as Kimberly Guilfoyle looks on, during preparations for the second day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 16, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Getty Images) Trump nominated Guilfoyle for the diplomatic post in December 2024. A former California prosecutor and Fox News Channel personality, she previously served as a prominent surrogate and fundraiser for the president. DONALD TRUMP JR AND BETTINA ANDERSON CELEBRATE A PRIVATE WEDDING IN THE BAHAMAS, SHARE A SWEET PERSONAL PHOTO Guilfoyle was almost Trump’s daughter-in-law. She was engaged to Don Jr. for four years, but the two publicly separated in December 2024, the same month the president nominated her as ambassador to Greece. The president’s eldest son married Palm Beach socialite Bettina Anderson in May of this year. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE San Francisco FOX NEWS APP. Stepheny Price is a staff writer for Fox News focusing on West Coast and Midwest news, missing persons, domestic and international crime stories, homicide cases and border security.
