Kimberly Guilfoyle pleaded with Hegseth and Fox owner Rupert Murdoch to help save her job: report
Key Points:
- Kimberly Guilfoyle pleaded with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Fox News Chairman Emeritus Rupert Murdoch, and U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack to help save her job as U.S. ambassador to Greece amid damaging reports about her conduct.
- The Wall Street Journal published several allegations against Guilfoyle, including promoting a Greek construction firm linked to an adviser, asking a Trump donor to pay a $100,000 bill, and boasting about financial backing from Greek tycoons for her luxury trips.
- Guilfoyle’s efforts to counter the negative press included claiming some text messages were AI-generated and attempting to remove a Daily Mail article about an unpaid dinner bill, but these attempts were unsuccessful.
- She was asked to resign on October 13, with President Trump distancing himself from her and stating he did not approve of the reports, while Guilfoyle vowed to fight the “false” allegations and maintain loyalty to Trump.
- Concerns have been raised among Trump allies that Guilfoyle might disclose sensitive information about the first family following her dismissal, though her legal representatives have not commented.