# Ambassador Pushes Trump Donor for Secret Debt Payment

> U.S. ambassador asked Trump donor to secretly pay down $100K credit debt before confirmation hearing.
- Title: Ambassador Pushes Trump Donor for Secret Debt Payment
- Summary: U.S. ambassador asked Trump donor to secretly pay down $100K credit debt before confirmation hearing. U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle requested…
- Keywords: kimberly guilfoyle, eric deters, american express, u.s. ambassador, trump donor, confirmation hearing, july 9 2025, signal chat, news, politics, world, Ambassador
- Source: Straight Arrow — https://san.com/cc/us-ambassador-asked-trump-donor-to-secretly-pay-down-100k-in-credit-debt-report
- Published: 2026-10-08T17:30:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: kimberly guilfoyle, eric deters, american express, u.s. ambassador, trump donor, confirmation hearing, july 9 2025, signal chat, news, politics, world
## Ambassador's Secret Request
U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle pushed Trump donor Eric Deters to secretly pay down $100,000 American Express card balance before confirmation hearing.

> It won’t show up anywhere if you wire money to American Express
## July 3, 2025 Urgent Ask
Guilfoyle texted Deters on July 3, 2025: 'Honey, please, I need you to get this done for me today'.

> Honey, please, I need you to get this done for me today
## Deters' Refusal
Deters said he couldn't pay $100,000 without getting a divorce and refused to wire money.

> Your needing $100,000 urgent unfortunately is not going to work
## Ambassador's Response
Guilfoyle replied she had been calling Deters for over a week and mentioned Billy Long, then IRS commissioner.

> I’ve been calling you for over a week straight. You could be here meeting with Billy Long
## Key takeaway

U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle requested Trump donor Eric Deters to wire $100,000 to American Express to avoid paper trail before her July 9, 2025 confirmation hearing.