Trump says ‘we’re looking at’ firing Kimberly Guilfoyle, the U.S. ambassador to Greece

U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle is under investigation by the State Department’s Office of the Inspector General.Mark Schiefelbein / Pool via AFP via Getty ImagesShareAdd NBC News to GoogleOct. 12, 2026, 6:13 PM EDTBy Dareh GregorianPresident Donald Trump indicated Monday that he’s considering firing Kimberly Guilfoyle, a former top Trump campaign surrogate who has served as the U.S. ambassador to Greece since 2025.

“We’re looking at it,” Trump said when asked if he’s weighing firing Guilfoyle, as first reported by The Associated Press, amid allegations of misconduct related to her role as ambassador.

His comments come days after he struck a softer tone when asked Friday about her alleged conduct.

“I just heard a little bit about it. I don’t know too much, but she was always very nice,” he said at the time.

An attorney for Guilfoyle — a former Fox News personality who used to be engaged to Trump’s oldest son, Donald Trump Jr. — did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Trump’s remarks Monday.

Guilfoyle and the U.S. Embassy in Greece are under investigation by the State Department’s Office of the Inspector General, two people familiar with the decision confirmed to NBC News last week.

The probe came after reports in The Wall Street Journal of misconduct in her role as ambassador, including allegedly bragging about her connections to Greek tycoons who she said funded luxury trips for her. The story cited people who heard the conversation and an audio recording. The reports have not been independently confirmed by NBC News.

“She was so desperate for that $100,000. It was a quid pro quo,” Deters told NBC News in an interview last week.

“She said I could ask her for anything and everything in Trump world. There was no request too big,” he said, adding he did not pay her the money.

Attorneys for Guilfoyle have not responded to requests for comment from NBC News about the allegations, but told The Associated Press that Deters had owed her the money for speaking engagements, which he denies.

The attorneys, David Schwartz and Jesse Binnall, also denied allegations of any impropriety involving her travel, telling AP in a statement that she “sought, obtained and followed State Department guidance and followed the Department’s travel regulations.”

ShareAdd NBC News to GoogleDareh GregorianDareh Gregorian is a politics reporter for NBC News.