Guilfoyle denies allegations as she accepts Trump admin exit

Kimberly Guilfoyle, the embattled U.S. ambassador to Greece, said Tuesday that serving in the role “has been the honor of a lifetime” after the White House announced she had been asked to resign.

White House press secretary Katie Zacharia shared at her inaugural press briefing that the Trump administration asked Guilfoyle to resign after several reports alleging misconduct, including asking a GOP donor to pay off a credit card bill.

“I will forever be grateful to President Donald J. Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio for entrusting me with the extraordinary privilege of representing the greatest country in the history of the world,” Guilfoyle said in a statement posted on social media after Zacharia’s press conference.

“While my time as Ambassador may be coming to an end, my commitment to President Trump, the America First movement, and the country I love will never end,” she added.

Guilfoyle said that recent allegations against her “are false and I intend to vigorously defend my name, my reputation, and my integrity.”

“I have dedicated my professional life to fighting for justice, standing up for what is right, and defending the values that make America exceptional,” she said. “I will not allow false accusations to define my decades of public service.”

The Wall Street Journal had put out a series of reports about Guilfoyle, including one that she asked Trump donor and supporter Eric Deter to wire her $100,000 to pay off her American Express bill.

In another, the Journal alleged Guilfoyle bragged about her connections to two Greek tycoons who were bankrolling her luxury travel.

Reports had indicated that Trump and Rubio were annoyed over the allegations and were weighing how much longer she would last in the position.

Trump said Monday that they’re “not happy” about the allegations and they were being looked at.

On Tuesday, Trump said he hadn’t spoken with Guilfoyle, but he “didn’t like what I read.”

“She went to Greece. She was doing a good job, but we didn’t like what we were reading,” he said.