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Donor Says Guilfoyle Sought Money to Cover Credit Card Debt

The Times says correspondence suggests the ambassador to Greece and former fiancée of Donald Trump Jr. asked a G.O.P. donor to pay off her card; the debt amount is unreported.

On air: Gloria Vance and Hank Ledger on The Bonk-o-Meter
Published 9:22 PM ET, Friday, October 9, 2026

Photo: U. S. Embassy & Consulate in Greece · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Photo: Kimberly Guilfoyle — Photo: U. S. Embassy & Consulate in Greece · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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The New York TimesDonor Says Kimberly Guilfoyle Sought Money From Him to Cover Debt

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Gloria Vance · World News AnchorChip's needle may be broken, but mine is calibrated. This is the Bonk-O-Meter, and tonight we check a claim about a credit card.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe New York Times reports a G.O.P. donor says Kimberly Guilfoyle, the U.S. ambassador to Greece, asked him to pay off her credit card.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorPer the Times, correspondence suggests the request. The debt is the story.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorNo amount appears in the summary, and no response is given, so we do not guess.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo the claim is that an ambassador texted a donor about a credit card. Every one of us has wanted to send that text.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe correspondence is reported, so this is not fiction. The motive and any outcome remain unclear. Rating: Medium Bonkers, with a side of embassy gossip.