On July 3, 2025, a text message popped up on the phone of Eric Deters. He was a former Kentucky congressional candidate and a major donor. The sender was Kimberly Guilfoyle, then waiting for her Senate confirmation hearing. She wanted $100,000 wired to her American Express account.
The hearing was just six days away on July 9. Deters reviewed the messages later with The Wall Street Journal. The Daily Caller and New York Post reported the details of this exchange. Guilfoyle told him the transfer would leave no paper trail. She wrote, “It won’t show up anywhere if you wire money to American Express,” per reports. She added a PDF with bill payment instructions and a praying hands emoji. “Honey please I need you to get this done for me today,” she wrote.
Deters did not send the cash. He told Guilfoyle the request would end his marriage. He responded that the urgent need for $100,000 unfortunately would not work. He added, “I can’t do this without getting a divorce.” For months prior to this event, the two had exchanged messages. Deters had proposed offering Guilfoyle as much as $1 million to assist with tax and legal matters.
“Honey please I need you to get this done for me.” How Kimberly Guilfoyle pressed a MAGA ally to transfer $100,000 to her Amex account. https://t.co/hlDCaDUucK https://t.co/LyQqhzD0t2
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) October 8, 2026
His desire was for her to lobby officials within the Justice Department and the IRS. He also wanted an interview with Tucker Carlson. Guilfoyle agreed to try. She worked to book the interview with Carlson. However, Carlson informed the Journal that he had never heard of Deters. Carlson said, “A million dollars for a podcast appearance? Isn’t she the ambassador to Greece? This is completely nuts.” Deters ultimately declined the request despite Guilfoyle’s promise to be his “ride or die, forever and ever.” He told the Journal, “She never came through on anything.”
Six days following the message, Guilfoyle appeared before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. She was confirmed as the U.S. Ambassador to Greece on September 18. The Washington Times reported that she could be in hot water over the $100,000 request. Deters and Guilfoyle have known each other since 2020. He founded an event called Freedom Fest that year. He is a Kentucky-based attorney. Guilfoyle was paid $300,000 to speak with Trump family members. She cautioned Deters to ensure that discussions of money remained off the record. Deters said he could not do it without a divorce.
The messages were sent over the encrypted app Signal. The date was July 3, 2025. The hearing was set for July 9. The vote happened on September 18. The amount requested was $100,000. The offer from Deters was up to $1 million. Guilfoyle claimed the money would not show up anywhere. Deters said he could not do it without getting a divorce. Carlson called the million-dollar idea completely nuts. The New York Post reported she never came through on anything. The Daily Caller noted the messages were reviewed by the Journal. The Washington Times flagged the potential trouble for the ambassador. No deal was made. No money changed hands. The confirmation went through anyway. Deters said he would not send the cash.
Guilfoyle persisted for over a week. She wanted the meeting with officials. She wanted the tax issues fixed. She wanted the podcast interview. None of it happened as planned. The record shows the request was made. The record shows it was refused. The record shows the confirmation followed. The question remains about the trail she wanted to hide. The answer is in the messages Deters kept. The story is in the words she sent. The date is July 3. The amount is $100,000. The result is a confirmed ambassador and a refused donor. That is what the reports say.
