As Kimberly Guilfoyle sensed her tenure as US ambassador to Greece slipping away, she urgently sought powerful allies who might help preserve her post in Athens.
According to two sources, three influential figures topped her list of calls: Tom Barrack, the US ambassador to Turkey; Secretary of War Pete Hegseth; and Rupert Murdoch, Fox News chairman emeritus and owner of the Wall Street Journal.
The former ambassador to Greece reportedly asked Hegseth and Barrack for moral support, as well as for a personal appeal to President Donald Trump on her behalf.
Two sources close to the president said Trump did not return her calls.
Guilfoyle, 57, was seeking help after Our News Outlet exclusively reported that the State Department had opened an investigation into allegations of a toxic workplace marked by retaliation.
The inquiry reportedly examines several alleged ethics violations, including off-the-books spending on residence improvements and private jet travel. It also follows Wall Street Journal reports alleging that Guilfoyle asked a donor for $100,000 to pay personal credit card debt in exchange for access to the administration before she became ambassador.
Barrack, a billionaire megadonor-turned-diplomat and one of Trump’s longest-standing political confidants, told her he would provide the support she needed, according to a source.
What, if anything, Barrack ultimately did on her behalf remains unclear.
Sources say Guilfoyle contacted Barrack, Hegseth and Murdoch before resigning
Guilfoyle was seen embracing Marco Rubio on the tarmac last week before her ouster, alongside Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis and Greek Ambassador Antonis Alexandridis
Our News Outlet contacted Barrack for comment, but he did not respond.
Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn indicted Barrack in July 2021 on charges of acting as an unregistered foreign agent for the United Arab Emirates, obstruction of justice and making false statements to federal agents. A Brooklyn jury acquitted him on all charges in November 2022.
When contacted by Our News Outlet, Guilfoyle’s attorney described Barrack, who is also Trump’s Syria envoy, as her “friend and mentor.”
Guilfoyle also told people close to her that she had directly contacted Murdoch, chairman emeritus of Fox Corporation and News Corp, over the Wall Street Journal’s coverage.
She sought to have the articles removed, but Murdoch did not give in to her demands.
The Wall Street Journal’s first report revealed text messages in which Guilfoyle pressured a conservative activist in Kentucky to help settle her $100,000 American Express bill in July 2025.
After the Trump administration called for her resignation last week, Guilfoyle left her post while insisting that the allegations were “false.” She also vowed to “vigorously defend” her name.
The former ambassador to Greece reportedly asked Hegseth, pictured with Guilfoyle, and Barrack for moral support and a personal appeal to President Donald Trump
Guilfoyle’s attorney described Barrack, pictured, as her “friend and mentor” in comments to Our News Outlet
The front of the US Embassy in Athens, Greece, was empty after Guilfoyle’s resignation
In the days leading up to her resignation, Guilfoyle had also desperately attempted to scrub Our News Outlet’s coverage detailing an unpaid dinner tab and her champagne requests. Sources familiar with the exchange had told Our News Outlet that the dining bill had been sent to the US Embassy.
The Wall Street Journal reported that Guilfoyle had asked if State Department officials could get the story deleted, but when they requested a receipt to prove she had paid out of pocket, she failed to produce one.
Sources now tell Our News Outlet that Guilfoyle reached out to other people close to her with significant social media followings, requesting they post public messages of support for her across platforms such as X and Instagram. Instead, many deleted photos with her.
Meanwhile, Trump has been ruthless in cutting her loose. After her exit, he insisted she ‘wasn’t part of my family,’ adding: ‘I guess she dated my son.’
The put-down glossed over her six-year relationship with Donald Trump Jr, four of which she was his fiancée. The two have been completely estranged since late 2024, when they called off their engagement.
For Guilfoyle, leaving Greece may not end her troubles. Representative Robert Garcia, ranking Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, said on Wednesday that his side will keep investigating Guilfoyle even though she is now a private citizen.
‘This is the latest in a long list of corruption surrounding the Trump Administration, and we’re demanding answers,’ he said.
Trump has been ruthless in cutting her loose. After her exit, he insisted she ‘wasn’t part of my family,’ adding: ‘I guess she dated my son’
Guilfoyle addressed her resignation and denied the allegations against her in a lengthy statement shared on X after the White House’s announcement
Guilfoyle now lives in Jefferson House, the ambassador’s villa located in the exclusive Kolonaki neighborhood of Athens (Source: @ashimizu/Instagram)
But in Athens, her grip on power has been severed, and two sources familiar with the matter say she has been given until the end of the month to move out of the embassy.
‘The people in the embassy are no longer afraid of her. Nobody is listening to her or taking her orders anymore,’ a source in Greece told Our News Outlet. ‘She is all alone in that house, screaming at her old staff that they are leakers, and waiting to get kicked out. It’s an insane situation.’
Three sources say she is considering staying in Europe rather than returning to the US.
And her former admirers seem to have vanished.
‘All these people who were totally entranced by her and ignored the writing on the wall have now wiped photos with her, gone radio silent and claim they never wanted anything to do with her,’ a source close to Guilfoyle said. ‘It’s pathetic.’
Our News Outlet reached out to Guilfoyle, the State Department, the White House, the Department of Defense and Fox Corporation for comment.
