In the days before her resignation as U.S. ambassador to Greece, Kimberly Guilfoyle worked frantically to save her job. As damaging revelations mounted, she began calling administration officials and people close to President Trump, seeking to downplay reporting from the Wall Street Journal that suggested she had been using her position for personal gain.
The effort did not succeed. Guilfoyle's standing with the president deteriorated as the reporting spread, and her position in Athens became untenable. Her resignation brought an abrupt end to a diplomatic posting that had drawn scrutiny from the start.
The episode is one of several stories in the Journal's business briefing for October 14. The same edition reports that U.S. airstrikes are failing to halt the global cocaine boom, a problem that has continued despite sustained military and enforcement efforts across the region.
Also in the briefing, a Saudi national has been charged with bugging the offices of OpenAI, the artificial intelligence company. The case raises fresh questions about security at firms working on some of the most sensitive technology in the sector.
Source: Wall Street Journal US Business · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing