NewsMacroOusted Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle Returns to US With 'Scores to Settle,' Sources Say

Ousted Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle Returns to US With 'Scores to Settle,' Sources Say

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Key Takeaways

  • •Guilfoyle stepped down as U.S. ambassador to Greece on October 13 after the White House asked her to resign following allegations from Eric Deters about a $100,000 American Express bill.
  • •She has publicly denied the allegations as false and vowed to defend her name and reputation while affirming loyalty to President Trump.
  • •Unnamed sources cited by the Daily Mail claim Guilfoyle is seeking retribution and that Donald Trump Jr., his wife Bettina Anderson, and Deters have reason to be nervous.
  • •President Trump said he was reviewing her removal before her exit, and a senior U.S. official told the Associated Press that Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio were angered by the reports.
  • •Guilfoyle returned to the United States on October 30 and is staying in Florida with her second ex-husband, Eric Villency, with whom she has a son.
Ousted Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle Returns to US With 'Scores to Settle,' Sources Say

Kimberly Guilfoyle, the former U.S. ambassador to Greece who was removed from her post last month, is reportedly seeking retribution, according to sources cited in a Daily Mail report.

Her dismissal followed the leak of messages from Eric Deters, a former Kentucky congressional candidate, who alleged that Guilfoyle had asked him to pay off her $100,000 American Express bill in exchange for entry into Donald Trump's inner circle.

“Kimberly loved getting the job of ambassador to Greece,” a source told the Daily Mail, adding, “In a way, the role was made for her.”

The Athens posting is among the more visible diplomatic assignments in Europe — Greece is a NATO member and a strategic U.S. partner in the eastern Mediterranean — and American ambassadorships are presidential appointments subject to Senate confirmation, held at the pleasure of the president, who can recall an envoy at any time.

According to the source, however, the position did little to soften the pain of what she experienced as a betrayal by Donald Trump Jr., nor the sting of what some saw as her being sent out of the country so that he would not have to deal with her wrath.

The source said Guilfoyle has “scores to settle” and suggested that Trump Jr., his wife Bettina Anderson, and Deters ought to be nervous.

As for the president, the insider told the Mail: “Kim can't be too happy with the president for the cold-hearted dismissal and not having her back.”

“She devoted so much of herself to getting him re-elected. Where's the gratitude? Where's the loyalty?”

Before her diplomatic posting, Guilfoyle was among the most prominent surrogates of Trump's re-election effort, fronting fundraising appeals for the campaign.

“Kimberly is determined not to be seen as a loser,” another source said.

According to the Daily Mail, Guilfoyle returned to the United States on October 30 and is now staying in Florida with her second ex-husband, Eric Villency, with whom she has a son.

Guilfoyle, a former Fox News host, was married to Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom from 2001 to 2006 and served as first lady of San Francisco during his first two years as mayor. More recently, she was Donald Trump Jr.'s fiancée until their parting in late 2024. After the split, he reportedly bought her out of the $8.5 million six-bedroom home they shared, and later married Anderson, a socialite and erstwhile friend of Guilfoyle's.

Before her removal, Trump said he was “looking at” letting Guilfoyle go in light of the allegations. “We're not happy,” he told reporters.

A senior U.S. official told the Associated Press that both Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio were “extremely pissed off” over the reports and were mulling her ouster.

Guilfoyle resigned on October 13 after the White House asked her to step down. In a statement, she denied the allegations as false and vowed to defend her name and reputation.

“I will always be a loyal supporter of President Trump and his mission to Make America Great Again,” she added.

For now, the reported “scores to settle” narrative rests on unnamed sources, while Guilfoyle's on-the-record position remains the one staked out in her resignation statement: the allegations are false, and she intends to defend her name and reputation.