{"id":2457487,"date":"2025-07-09T14:17:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T18:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kimberly-guilfoyle-escapes-trump-family-drama-at-confirmation-hearing\/"},"modified":"2025-07-09T14:18:45","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T18:18:45","slug":"kimberly-guilfoyle-escapes-trump-family-drama-at-confirmation-hearing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kimberly-guilfoyle-escapes-trump-family-drama-at-confirmation-hearing\/","title":{"rendered":"Kimberly Guilfoyle escapes Trump family drama at confirmation hearing"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkimberly-guilfoyle-escapes-trump-family-drama-at-confirmation-hearing%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2457487&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Kimberly Guilfoyle, an attorney and former Fox News host previously engaged to Donald Trump Jr., faced her Senate confirmation hearing to become the U.S. ambassador to Greece without <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wake-up-with-the-washington-examiner-new-face-for-freedom-and-some-debate-about-pardons-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Wake up with the Washington Examiner: New face for freedom and some debate about pardons - Washington Examiner\">meaningful controversy<\/a>. During the hearing before the Senate foreign Relations Committee, Guilfoyle focused on strengthening U.S.-Greece relations, emphasizing boosting energy exports like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">liquefied natural gas<\/a> and reinforcing defense partnerships with greece as a strategic NATO ally in the Eastern Mediterranean. She addressed tensions between Greece and Turkey by expressing support for upholding alliances with Greece while suggesting that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nobel-peace-prize-the-most-controversial-winners\/\" title=\"Nobel Peace Prize: The Most Controversial Winners\">international law<\/a>,State Department policies,and President Trump&#8217;s views should guide responses to Turkish actions. Despite some Democratic criticism over her approach to international law, Guilfoyle was expected to be confirmed easily due to the Republican Senate majority and bipartisan support for ambassadorial nominees. Her nomination and the end of her engagement to Trump Jr. were reported as unrelated events, with sources indicating her ambition for the ambassador role long before the nomination.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Kimberly Guilfoyle&nbsp;escapes Trump family drama at hearing to be Greece ambassador<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1909871\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kimberly-guilfoyle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Kimberly Guilfoyle\">Kimberly Guilfoyle<\/a>, an attorney and ex-Fox News host who was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3257298\/kimberly-guilfoyle-greece-nomination-end-engagement-don-jr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"formerly engaged\">formerly engaged<\/a> to Donald Trump Jr., emerged largely unscathed Wednesday from her confirmation hearing to be the U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3256870\/trump-nominates-new-ftc-chairman-adds-bishop-guilfoyle-nominations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"ambassador to Greece\">ambassador to Greece<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Guilfoyle&rsquo;s personal ties to President Donald Trump and his family went unmentioned by her or senators as she laid out her vision for the position to members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3466775\/trump-campaign-promises-kept-cygnal-poll\/\">Trump seen as a rare promise keeper, especially with new voters<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3466670\/doj-sues-california-transgender-athletes-policies\/\">DOJ sues California over transgender athletes policies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3466432\/salena-zito-book-trump-assassination-attempt-gets-media-hits\/\">Zito&rsquo;s new book on Trump assassination attempt gets media hits<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Those <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >stated priorities included boosting domestic energy exports<\/a> to Greece, particularly liquified natural gas, and strengthening the United States&rsquo;s defense partnership with a NATO country the U.S. sees as vital to stability in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea.<\/p>\n<p>Guilfoyle, who avoided any contentious moments with Democrats, was pressed on rising tensions between Greece and Turkey over maritime border disputes in the Mediterranean, to which she pledged to ensure the U.S. would protect and honor &ldquo;our strategic, consistent, stable, and reliable allies with Greece.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>During a series of questions from Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Guilfoyle added that a mixture of international law, State Department policies, and President Donald Trump&rsquo;s viewpoints should all be considered when responding to Turkish aggression toward Greece.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;All of those need to be applied to these complex matrices to make sure that we know that we are acting in the best interests of the United States,&rdquo; Guilfoyle said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kimberly Guilfoyle speaks as President Donald Trump listens at a reception celebrating Greek Independence Day in the East Room of the White House, Monday, March 24, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Jacquelyn Martin)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Van Hollen expressed dissatisfaction with her answer, saying it &ldquo;opened the door&rdquo; to the administration not following international laws when dealing with possible <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/left-wing-activists-trash-aoc-for-being-fake-at-protest-outside-her-office\/\" title=\"Left-Wing Activists Trash AOC For Being \u2018Fake\u2019 At Protest Outside Her Office\">foreign conflicts<\/a> in the region.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I would hope that the U.S. position is that we also respect maritime law and not support or look the other way when that&rsquo;s being violated,&rdquo; Van Hollen said. &ldquo;But your answer, of course, opened the door to looking the other way, depending on other factors.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Still, Guilfoyle was all but certain to be confirmed, given the Senate&rsquo;s three-seat GOP majority and ambassadors frequently enjoying some level of bipartisan support. She testified with other Trump nominees to be ambassadors and U.S. representatives to the United Nations.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3256870\/trump-nominates-new-ftc-chairman-adds-bishop-guilfoyle-nominations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">TRUMP NOMINATES NEW FTC CHAIRMAN WHILE ADDING BISHOP AND GUILFOYLE TO NOMINATIONS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>News of Guilfoyle and Trump Jr., the president&rsquo;s eldest son, ending their engagement broke in December around the time the president nominated her, which also coincided with new photos of Trump Jr. holding hands with his new girlfriend,&nbsp;Florida&nbsp;socialite Bettina Anderson. A source close to the couple <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3257298\/kimberly-guilfoyle-greece-nomination-end-engagement-don-jr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"told the&nbsp;Washington Examiner\">told the&nbsp;<em>Washington Examiner<\/em><\/a>&nbsp;at the time that Guilfoyle&rsquo;s nomination to an overseas post was unrelated to the end of their six-year relationship.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This had nothing to do with her personal relationship with Don,&rdquo; the source said at the time. &ldquo;The ambassadorship to Greece is something she has wanted, if Trump won, dating back nearly a year now.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><em>Naomi Lim contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1909871\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1909871\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kimberly Guilfoyle avoids Trump drama at Greece ambassador hearing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3108,"featured_media":2457488,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Kimberly-Guilfoyle.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[45014,46604,4133,35743,41971],"class_list":["post-2457487","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-confirmation-hearing","tag-kimberly-guilfoyle","tag-news","tag-political-drama","tag-trump-family"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Kimberly-Guilfoyle.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2457487","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3108"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2457487"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2457487\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2457491,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2457487\/revisions\/2457491"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2457488"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2457487"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2457487"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2457487"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}