President Donald Trump’s pet name for Kimberly Guilfoyle caused a stir Thursday when he welcomed her back to the White House.Guilfoyle used to be engaged to Donald Trump Jr. and was a campaign surrogate and fundraiser for the president. This time she was visiting as the U.S. ambassador to Greece to celebrate Greek independence day.But the president made it awkward with an intro that was cheesier than feta by calling her “Kimberlay.”“She’s an inspiration to a lot of people, especially if you happen to be Greek,” he said. “Kimberlay. Kimberlay Guilf. Kimberlay. Now, Kimberly Guilfoyle has been my friend for a long time. I love calling her Kimberlay.” “That’s my little pet name, right?” he continued, turning to her.Trump: Kimberlay. Kimberly Guilfoyle. I love calling her Kimberlay. You are the greatest. I hope you come back here in 12 years or whenever the term ends pic.twitter.com/fNfDQAcjKL— Headquarters (@HQNewsNow) March 26, 2026“But you are the greatest, and I heard they love you over there,” he said. “And I hope you come back here in 12 years or whenever the term ends.”Detractors on social media were disgusted by his moniker for Guilfoyle, who was married to Gavin Newsom in the aughts. “No Freudian reference there,” one person cracked with a vomiting emoji.Check out his remarks in their entirety here or fast-forward to the Guilfoyle moment at 4:15. Then you can see other social media comments about it below that.Does that mean she was a good lay for him? Or did his son just tell him she was? Ugh I’m grossing myself out.— Bonnie Trachtenberg (@writebrainedny) March 26, 2026No way, but I'm actually rooting for Kim G.She does not deserve this abuse. Imagine being in this circle and him making fun in old people ways, and you have to laugh. He's so fucking mean. Just mean for no reason.— 🐝 Simora 🐝 (@SeitterSimora) March 26, 2026Off the rails again— Kathy Morse 🌻🐸☮️🇬🇱 (@KathyMorse0914) March 26, 2026What a class act. Not.— Muddville Music (@Muddville_Music) March 26, 2026Close
Trump Reveals His 'Pet Name' For Kimberly Guilfoyle — And It's Got People Cringing
The president awkwardly welcomed the ambassador, who was once engaged to Donald Trump Jr., to the White House.
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