Kimberly Guilfoyle resigns as ambassador to Greece after the White House asked her to go
The White House asked Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign as U.S. ambassador to Greece, and she did, press secretary Katie Zacharia said at her first briefing on Tuesday, CNBC, PBS NewsHour, the Associated Press, Axios and The Washington Post reported. The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and the Guardian reported that she stepped down. Trump said “We didn’t like what we were reading,” and, after her resignation, that she “wasn’t a member of my family,” The Hill and CBS News reported. CBS noted she was once engaged to his son. A Trump donor had alleged that she asked him to pay $100,000 toward her credit card debt shortly before her Senate confirmation hearing, NBC and CBS reported earlier. The Hill said the donor says he will sue her and her attorneys. She denied the allegations, and her lawyers had said the money was payment for services such as public appearances.
An ambassador speaks for the president abroad. The allegation that she sought money around the time of her confirmation hearing led to her departure within days, with the midterms three weeks away. It also reopens the question of how political appointees are vetted.
No direct effect on daily life. The story is about how political appointees are screened.
House Democrats said the resignation “does not shield her from accountability,” The Hill reported.
Allegations are not findings. Watch for a nominee for Athens, for any Senate or inspector-general inquiry and for the donor’s lawsuit, which would put the claims before a judge.
DailyDrop U.S. No. 10 · October 14, 2026