Trump considering firing Kimberly Guilfoyle after embarrassing revelations, source says

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President Donald Trump is weighing whether to dismiss Kimberly Guilfoyle from her position as US ambassador to Greece after a string of embarrassing revelations about her conduct, a person familiar with the matter said Sunday.

Trump has been monitoring reports claiming Guilfoyle, who was engaged to Trump’s eldest son Donald Trump Jr. for four years, accepted lavish gifts as ambassador and sought money in exchange for providing access to administration figures before she was confirmed.

The reports have irked senior administration officials , particularly since they emerged when Secretary of State Marco Rubio was visiting Athens for a high-profile speech on Western democracy delivered from the Acropolis.

Trump is expected to decide soon whether to fire Guilfoyle, the person said. The president offered no defense of Guilfoyle when questioned by CNN about the allegations Friday.

“I just heard about it. Too bad. I mean, I don’t know,” Trump said. “I just heard a little bit about it. I don’t know too much, but she was always very nice.”

CNN has reached out to the White House for comment.

Eric Deters, a former Trump donor, said Guilfoyle asked him in a text message to wire her $100,000 to pay off an American Express card in the days before her Senate confirmation. Deters ultimately did not wire Guilfoyle the money, saying he didn’t have the liquid assets at the time.

A lawyer for the ambassador told the Wall Street Journal , which first reported the messages, that Guilfoyle disputed the authenticity of the messages.

Guilfoyle denied to administration officials last week that she sent the messages, the person familiar said.

Guilfoyle has remained close to the Trump family. After her breakup with Donald Trump Jr., she received the plum assignment in Greece.

Allies of the president and his son told CNN they felt the episode is embarrassing, though it’s not clear whether there will be consequences for Guilfoyle. Trump has repeatedly made clear he is not happy when allies profit off of their relationship with him.

Vice President JD Vance on Friday withheld judgment on whether there should be consequences for Guilfoyle, saying he refused to “try people in the court of public opinion.”

But the vice president said, in general, he was uncomfortable with access-for-pay schemes. “Of course I don’t like anybody selling access to another government official, certainly a high-level government official,” he said.

“Let’s see what the truth is. And obviously, if there was something bad that happened, then people have to suffer consequences for it,” he said.

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一位知情人士周日表示，在金伯利·吉尔福伊尔的行为被曝出一系列令人尴尬的丑闻后，唐纳德·特朗普总统正在考虑是否解除她美国驻希腊大使的职务。

特朗普一直在关注有关吉尔福伊尔的报道。吉尔福伊尔曾与特朗普的长子小唐纳德·特朗普订婚四年，据称她在担任大使期间接受了贵重礼物，并在获得任命确认前寻求金钱以换取接触政府官员的机会。

这些报道激怒了政府高级官员，尤其是在国务卿马可·卢比奥访问雅典并在卫城发表关于西方民主的高调演讲期间，这些报道更是火上浇油。

知情人士称，特朗普预计很快将决定是否解雇吉尔福伊尔。周五，当CNN就这些指控询问特朗普时，他没有为吉尔福伊尔辩护。

“我刚听说这件事。太可惜了。我是说，我不太清楚，”特朗普说。“我只听说了一点。我了解得不多，但她一直都很和善。”

CNN已联系白宫寻求置评。

曾向特朗普捐款的埃里克·德特斯称，吉尔福伊尔在参议院确认听证会前几天，曾发短信要求他汇款10万美元给她，用于偿还一张美国运通卡的欠款。德特斯最终没有汇款，称当时他没有足够的流动资金。

大使的律师告诉最先报道这些信息的《华尔街日报》，吉尔福伊尔对这些信息的真实性提出质疑。

据知情人士透露，吉尔福伊尔上周向政府官员否认发送了这些信息。

吉尔福伊尔与特朗普家族一直保持着密切联系。与小唐纳德·特朗普分手后，她获得了在希腊的黄金职位。

总统及其儿子的盟友告诉CNN，他们认为此事令人尴尬，但目前尚不清楚吉尔福伊尔是否会因此受到惩罚。特朗普曾多次明确表示，他不乐见盟友利用与他的关系牟利。

副总统 JD Vance 周五没有就吉尔福伊尔是否应该承担后果做出判断，称他拒绝“在舆论法庭上审判他人”。

但副总统表示，总的来说，他对这种以金钱换取特权的做法感到不安。“我当然不喜欢任何人出卖与政府官员，尤其是高级政府官员的联系，”他说。

“让我们看看真相是什么。很显然，如果真的发生了什么不好的事情，那么相关人员就必须承担后果，”他说。