The White House has asked Kimberly Guilfoyle, the US ambassador to Greece, to step down, new White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia said Tuesday.
At her first White House press briefing since taking over from Karoline Leavitt, Zacharia confirmed that Guilfoyle had been asked to resign, calling her "an incredible asset to the team."
Zacharia, continued by adding, "we wish her well," though did not say whether she had already stepped down.
Guilfoyle's position became untenable after the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) published an article looking at her supposed threats against Greece, her acceptance of improper gifts and most damning perhaps, text messages documenting her attempts to grift cash from a Republican donor in exchange for influence that she was unable to deliver with Trump.
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The past week has seen much speculation as to whether Guilfolyle would have to go, with the Associated Press (AP) revealing that President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio were "extremely pissed off" over the former Fox News host's conduct.
On Monday, Trump said "we're looking at it" when asked if Guilfoyle could be fired, adding, "we're not happy."
Rubio initially defended Guilfoyle and continued to do so in Greece last week, saying, "Our ambassador has been a strong ambassador here."
Ultimately, however, he lashed out at journalists for asking about the allegations against Guilfoyle, accusing them of seeing their own reporting as "gospel" and insisting that he would not comment until he knew the whole story.
Guilfoyle has yet to address the accusations, though on Sunday her lawyers said that she had done nothing wrong.
There have been mixed reports suggesting that the State Department's investigator general might look into the matter, though this has not yet been confirmed.
Top Democrats in the House of Representatives and the Senate have called for investigations.
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