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Guilfoyle told Greek businessman ‘I’m going to make you a lot of f—ing money’: Report

Audio and text messages show Guilfoyle courting wealthy businessmen and asking for money as she sought access to a high-profile Eric Trump dinner.

  • President Donald Trump is considering firing Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle amid corruption allegations, The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday. Administration officials are discussing her removal, with a decision expected soon.
  • An audio recording reviewed by The Journal reveals Guilfoyle boasting about private jet travel funded by Greek tycoons Alexandros Exarchou, chief executive of Aktor Group, and Nikolas Tsakos. She allegedly encouraged regional governments to do business with Exarchou.
  • After being excluded from a dinner for Eric Trump, Guilfoyle expressed fury and demanded an American businessman help her gain entry. She eventually secured a seat, though the chairwoman of Greek House Davos, Irene Vantaraki, noted she left early.
  • Signal texts showed Guilfoyle asking Trump donor Eric Deters for $100,000 to settle credit card debt in exchange for administration access. The U.S. Embassy in Athens insisted she 'faithfully followed State Department ethics and gift reporting guidelines' regarding the allegations.
  • Trump claimed Friday that he knew little about the controversy, though administration officials weigh her future amid reports of alleged pressure on governments from Bulgaria to Albania to facilitate business deals. The situation underscores ethics concerns surrounding her ambassadorship.
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US Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle bragged that Greek businessmen were paying for her private jet trips, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing audio recordings and interviews with people who attended the meeting. The conversation took place in January 2026 during the World Economic Forum in Davos. According to the publication, Guilfoyle said that she traveled to the forum on a private jet with Alexandros Exarchou, CEO of the Greek con…

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dnews.gr broke the news on Saturday, October 10, 2026.
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