Kimberly Guilfoyle, the U.S. ambassador to Greece, is at the center of a new ethics controversy after reports say she asked a Republican donor to wire $100,000 to cover an American Express bill ahead of her Senate confirmation hearing. The Wall Street Journal is cited by multiple outlets for a July 3, 2025 text in which Guilfoyle urged the donor to get the payment handled “today,” including language suggesting it would avoid appearing publicly.
The outlets describe the request as part of broader concerns about propriety, noting that Guilfoyle was later confirmed as ambassador and that her interactions with the donor included promises tied to political access. While some coverage frames the messages as evidence of improper influence, other accounts focus more narrowly on the reported request and the timing relative to the confirmation process. One outlet also reports competing claims about whether any payment was ultimately made and includes discussion of related disputes involving the donor. Attempts to elicit comment from government officials cited in the reports did not yield a substantive response.
