▲ White House New Press Secretary Katie Zachariah Holds First Briefing
The White House announced on the 13th local time that it has "demanded the resignation" of Kimberly Guilfoyle, the U.S. Ambassador to Greece, who has been embroiled in various misconduct allegations.
Responding to a related question during a briefing that day, White House Press Secretary Katie Zachariah stated, "She has been a great asset to our team, and we wish her well."
Guilfoyle has been facing allegations that in July of last year, ahead of her ambassadorial confirmation hearing, she asked a donor of President Donald Trump to wire 100,000 U.S. dollars, approximately 130 million won in Korean currency, to pay off her credit card bill, and that she received various favors from Greek tycoons.
Regarding this, President Trump told reporters the previous day when asked whether he was considering dismissing Ambassador Guilfoyle, "We are looking into it. I do not look favorably upon this situation."
Guilfoyle, a former California prosecutor, previously worked as a host for the pro-Trump cable network Fox News and was once engaged to Donald Trump Jr., the eldest son of President Trump.
When asked whether President Trump plans to take on a more active campaign schedule with the U.S. midterm elections just three weeks away, Press Secretary Zachariah replied, "Absolutely. We expect the schedule to become even more active."
She continued, "Kentucky was just added to the schedule, and we plan to make a few more stops on the way down to Florida. Therefore, there will be rallies in Georgia, Kentucky, and Florida."
Zachariah, who was selected as the successor to Karoline Leavitt, the first White House press secretary of the second Trump administration, officially began her duties the previous day and held her first briefing that day.
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