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Trump and Rubio Consider Firing US Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle
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In Short: President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are considering firing U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle after reports of misconduct.
A senior U.S. official told the Associated Press on Sunday that President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are furious about Guilfoyle’s reported behavior and will likely decide what to do this week, after Monday’s Columbus Day holiday.
Guilfoyle, a former Fox News host and California prosecutor, is facing allegations of improper conduct, including asking a Republican donor to wire $100,000 to pay off her American Express bill before her confirmation hearing.
The Wall Street Journal reported that Guilfoyle allegedly threatened a Greek official and accepted improper gifts and services, leading to calls for an investigation from top Democrats on the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis told the Greek parliament Friday that calling Guilfoyle in to explain herself “would serve no purpose.”
Rubio is especially angry because he was visiting Athens last week while the allegations were coming out, and Guilfoyle greeted him with a bear hug and attended most, if not all, of his events.
Guilfoyle’s lawyer has disputed how the dinner was described, and the Greek energy minister who attended denies the allegations.
When asked if he was considering firing Guilfoyle, Trump said, “We’re looking at it. We’re not happy.”
The decision on Guilfoyle’s future is expected shortly following the Columbus Day holiday.
In a statement, a government spokesperson said there was “never any question” of the Greek government being threatened.
Guilfoyle’s lawyers also rejected allegations of impropriety related to her travel on private planes, saying she “sought, obtained and followed State Department guidance and followed the Department’s travel regulations” before every such trip.
What this adds
The extent of Guilfoyle's misconduct and the exact nature of her interactions with Greek officials remain unclear.
What's confirmed
- A senior U.S. official told the Associated Press on Sunday that Trump and Rubio are furious about Guilfoyle’s reported behavior and will likely decide what to do this week, after Monday’s Columbus Day holiday.
- The Wall Street Journal reported, and the New York Times confirmed, that Republican donor Eric Deters says Guilfoyle asked him to wire $100,000 to pay off her American Express bill just before her confirmation hearing, the Senate hearing that decided whether she would get the job.
- The top Democrats on the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee have called for an investigation into Guilfoyle.
- The official told the AP that Rubio is especially angry because he was visiting Athens last week while the allegations were coming out, and Guilfoyle greeted him with a bear hug and attended most, if not all, of his events.
- President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are considering firing U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle after a series of reports alleging she has engaged in improper and possibly illegal conduct before and during her tenure in Athens.
- Another report, from the British tabloid The Daily Mail, said that Guilfoyle had alienated staff at the U.S. Embassy in Athens and had pushed the bounds of behavior appropriate for the top representative of the U.S. government to Greece.
- The official said that Rubio had grown increasingly frustrated as the reports multiplied.
- President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are "extremely pissed off" by Guilfoyle’s reported conduct and are weighing her removal, The Associated Press reported Sunday, citing a senior U.S. official.
- A senior U.S. official said that Trump and Rubio are “extremely pissed off” by Guilfoyle’s reported conduct and would likely decide on what action to take this week after the Columbus Day holiday on Oct. 12.
- Sources have revealed that the President has been monitoring reports alleging that Guilfoyle accepted lavish gifts as ambassador and sought money in exchange for providing access to administration figures before she was confirmed.
- "You guys walk around thinking that because some source told you something and you reported it, it's the gospel. It's not the gospel. It's not the gospel for me. That's not the way we do things," Rubio said at the foot of his plane as Guilfoyle, who was there to see him depart, looked on.
- In a series of stories, The Wall Street Journal has reported questionable conduct by Guilfoyle, including an alleged threat to a host country official, accepting improper gifts and services and offering to use her influence inside the administration in return for the payment of a large credit card bill.
What's still developing
- Gavin Newsom, was one of the first ambassadors Trump named for his second term.
- That came weeks after the Journal reported on possible conflicts of interest tied to Guilfoyle’s involvement in energy deals in Greece.
- “I don’t know too much,” he told reporters Friday.
- Kimberly Guilfoyle, the United States Ambassador to Greece, is reportedly in the hot seat with the Trump Administration after a series of articles alleging “improper and possibly illegal conduct,”.
- President Donald Trump is "looking to replace" U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle, according to a source, as he and Secretary of State Marco Rubio weigh firing her amid a series of reports alleging misconduct, RadarOnline.com can reveal.
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- WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is weighing whether to dismiss Kimberly Guilfoyle from her position as US ambassador to Greece after a string of reports about misconduct, a person familiar with the matter said Sunday.