Kimberly Guilfoyle Asked Donor to Pay $100K Credit Card Bill: Report

Kimberly Guilfoyle, the former President Trump fiancée and current U.S. Ambassador to Greece, reportedly pleaded with a prominent MAGA donor to cover a $100,000 American Express bill days before her confirmation hearing for the ambassadorship. The messages, obtained by The Wall Street Journal, show Guilfoyle asking donor Eric Deters for assistance on July 3, 2025.

"Honey please I need you to get this done for me today," Guilfoyle, then 57, wrote to Deters via Signal, according to the report. She followed up with a praying hands emoji and payment instructions.

Deters, a Kentucky-based attorney and former congressional candidate, had allegedly promised Guilfoyle up to $1 million in exchange for help with his legal and tax issues within the Trump administration. However, he declined her request for the credit card payment.

"Your needing $100,000 urgent [sic] unfortunately is not going to work," Deters reportedly replied. "I can’t do this without getting a divorce."

Guilfoyle allegedly persisted, stating, "I’ve been calling you for over a week straight. You could be here meeting with [then-IRS Commissioner] Billy Long." She also reportedly told Deters that wiring money directly to American Express would ensure the transaction remained private.

Despite Guilfoyle's assurances that she would be "your Trump ride or die, forever and ever" if he provided the funds, Deters ultimately refused. "She never came through on anything," he told the Journal.

Six days after the exchange, Guilfoyle appeared before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. She was confirmed as ambassador to Greece on September 18, 2025, with a vote of 51-47.

Deters and Guilfoyle reportedly first met in 2020. Guilfoyle received $300,000 for speaking at Deters' Freedom Fest events, which promoted anti-COVID-19 mandate stances. Deters also contributed $125,000 to a pro-Trump PAC in 2022, according to Federal Election Commission records.

Their association deepened after the 2024 election, with Deters seeking Guilfoyle's help in an effort to extradite an Ohio doctor charged with insurance fraud and facing an IRS investigation into a business stake sale. Guilfoyle allegedly urged Deters to maintain discretion regarding their financial arrangements.

"Eric, I really wish you would stop papering all these things. It’s really dangerous and not helpful to you or me while you could simply just call me on Signal," she reportedly wrote in one message. In another, sent in January 2025, weeks after President Trump nominated her, Guilfoyle expressed concern about the potential impact on her ambassadorship: "What a nightmare, you’ll literally cost me my ambassadorship stop writing."

Guilfoyle's attorney, Jesse Binnall, stated to the Journal that she disputed the authenticity of the text messages but provided no further details. An official from the American Embassy in Athens defended Guilfoyle's record, telling the Journal that she "was fully vetted by the bipartisan Senate Foreign Relations Committee and confirmed by the U.S. Senate" and remains "committed to representing the American people with dedication and integrity."

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who was in Greece for an official visit, declined to comment on the reports when questioned by reporters.