Donald Trump donor Eric Deters has accused Kimberly Guilfoyle of being a “grifter”, alleging that she asked him to secretly pay a $100,000 American Express bill while promising access and influence within Trump’s political circle.
Deters, a former Kentucky congressional candidate, said Guilfoyle asked him to wire the money to her AmEx account before her confirmation hearing in July 2025 to become US ambassador to Greece.
He made the claims during an appearance on “TMZ Live”, following a report about the alleged payment request. Deters said he did not make the transfer, telling the programme that he did not have the money and that his wife would leave him.
Deters said he had been spending heavily in Trump circles because Guilfoyle had promised to help him persuade officials in the administration to extradite an Ohio doctor who had fled to Pakistan.
The doctor had allegedly performed unnecessary spinal surgeries on hundreds of unsuspecting patients and was charged with defrauding insurers, according to Deters’ account.
Deters also claimed he had sent Guilfoyle six figures, paid six-figure appearance fees to Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr, and made a large donation to a Trump political action committee. He said the donation secured him a dinner with Donald Trump, Senator Ted Cruz and several billionaires.
In return, he alleged that Guilfoyle had promised to arrange an appearance for him on Tucker Carlson’s programme and persuade Kid Rock to produce a song. Deters said neither opportunity materialised and that his appeals to the Trump administration produced no result.
He described the alleged arrangement as a quid pro quo, claiming Guilfoyle told him she would be “your Trump ride or die, forever and ever”.
Deters said Guilfoyle’s requests and promises amounted to a “grifter” operation in which she failed to deliver what had been offered. He also alleged that she wanted to avoid creating a paper trail around the AmEx payment.
The claims have not been established, and no response from Guilfoyle was included in the material. Deters said he believed no one in the MAGA movement had taken his concerns seriously, describing the episode as Guilfoyle’s version of Watergate.
