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🗞️ Story file #229

Report says Ambassador asked donor to pay credit card bill

Oct 8, 10 AM ET to Oct 8, 6 PM ET · 1 outlet not rated for lean

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  1. Oct 8, 10 AM ETfirst on a front page: Yahoo News
  2. Oct 8, 11 AM ETfirst on TV: MSNOW
  3. Oct 8, 5 PM ETpeak: on 17 front pages

📰 Spread

the front pages that ran it, hour by hour

Oct 8, 12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM817leftcenterrightnot rated
Front pages carrying it at each hourly run, Oct 8, 10 AM to Oct 8, 6 PM ET (peak 17), by the outlets' lean: left · center · right · not rated
Oct 86 AM12 PM6 PMMediaiteMediaiteMediaite, Oct 7, 7:00 PM ET: ‘Honey Please’: U.S. Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle Reportedly Begged Trump Donor to Pay $100,000 Credit Card DebtMediaite, Oct 8, 10:00 AM ET: Marco Rubio Fumes When Asked About Bombshell Exposé on Kimberly Guilfoyle — While He Was With Her: ‘Not Playing This Game’Raw StoryRaw StoryRaw Story, Oct 7, 7:00 PM ET: Kimberly Guilfoyle begged Trump donor to quietly pay off her AMEX bill: reportRaw Story, Oct 8, 3:00 PM ET: Trump donor at center of Kimberly Guilfoyle $100K shakedown explodes in anger on MS NOWThe Daily CallerThe Daily CallerThe Daily Caller, Oct 7, 10:00 PM ET: ‘Won’t Show Up Anywhere’: Kimberly Guilfoyle Reportedly Asked Trump Donor For Shady $100k Wire TransferHuffPostHuffPostHuffPost, Oct 8, 1:00 AM ET: Kimberly Guilfoyle Pushed Former Congressional Candidate To Pay Her $100,000 Credit Card Bill: WSJHuffPost, Oct 8, 11:00 AM ET: RUBIO DODGES ON SHOCK GUILFOYLE GRIFT REPORTHuffPost, Oct 8, 3:00 PM ET: Rubio Skirts Guilfoyle Corruption Question... As She Stands Right ThereThe Daily BeastThe Daily BeastThe Daily Beast, Oct 8, 7:00 AM ET: Rubio Cornered on Shock Guilfoyle Claims Right in Front of HerAlternetAlternetAlternet, Oct 8, 8:00 AM ET: Not 'our job': Rubio dodges question about Kimberly Guilfoyle cash shakedownThe IndependentThe IndependentThe Independent, Oct 8, 9:00 AM ET: Kimberly Guilfoyle pleaded with major Trump donor to pay her $100G Amex bill: reportThe Independent, Oct 8, 5:00 PM ET: Rubio flips out after being questioned on the Kimberly Guilfoyle AMEX bill scandalYahoo NewsYahoo NewsYahoo News, Oct 8, 10:00 AM ET: Report claims U.S. Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle asked donor to pay her credit card billThe Washington TimesThe Washington TimesThe Washington Times, Oct 8, 12:00 PM ET: Marco Rubio refuses to comment on Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle allegationsThe Washington Times, Oct 8, 3:00 PM ET: Guilfoyle reportedly asked donor for $100,000 to pay Amex billPBS NewsHourPBS NewsHourPBS NewsHour, Oct 8, 12:00 PM ET: Report alleges Ambassador Guilfoyle improperly asked a donor to pay her credit card bill. Rubio refuses to commentNew York PostNew York PostNew York Post, Oct 8, 12:00 PM ET: Kimberly Guilfoyle begged Trump donor to pay $100K AmEx bill ahead of confirmation as Greece ambassador: ‘Honey please’The HillThe HillThe Hill, Oct 8, 12:00 PM ET: Guilfoyle asked GOP donor to wire her $100K for AmEx bill: Wall Street Journal ...The Hill, Oct 8, 5:00 PM ET: Guilfoyle asked GOP donor to wire her $100K for AmEx bill: Wall Street Journal reportThe GuardianThe GuardianThe Guardian, Oct 8, 1:00 PM ET: Marco Rubio brushes off questions about Kimberly Guilfoyle pressing donor to pay credit cardThe Guardian, Oct 8, 5:00 PM ET: Trump donor accuses ‘grifter’ Kimberly Guilfoyle of $100,000 quid pro quoCrooks and LiarsCrooks and LiarsCrooks and Liars, Oct 8, 1:00 PM ET: Kimberly Guilfoyle Pushed Trump Donor To Pay Her $100K Credit Card BillStraight Arrow NewsStraight Arrow NewsStraight Arrow News, Oct 8, 2:00 PM ET: US ambassador asked Trump donor to secretly pay down $100K in credit debt: ReportWashington ExaminerWashington ExaminerWashington Examiner, Oct 8, 4:00 PM ET: Rubio criticizes media for demanding comment on Guilfoyle report: ‘It’s not the gospel’ABC NewsABC NewsABC News, Oct 8, 5:00 PM ET: Trump donor accuses Guilfoyle of asking him to pay her $100K credit card bill📺 TVMSNOW, 11:27 AM ET: WOW: AMB. GUILFOYLE ASKED DONOR TO WIRE $100KMSNOW, 11:31 AM ET: NOW: TRUMP DONOR ACCUSES GUILFOYLE OF QUID PRO QUOMSNOW, 11:34 AM ET: NOW: TRUMP DONOR ACCUSES GUILFOYLE OF QUID PRO QUOMSNOW, 12:29 PM ET: GUILFOYLE GRIFT?MSNOW, 12:35 PM ET: JUDGE: GUILFOYLE PUSHED DONOR TO WIRE $100K TO AMEX ACCOUNTMSNOW, 12:44 PM ET: Guilfoyle in '800' at ColonialCNN, 4:00 PM ET: WSJ: KIMBERLY GUILFOYLE PUSHED A DONOR TO WIRE $100,000 TO HER AMEX ACCOUNT DAYS BEFORE HER CONFIRMATION AS AMB TO GREECECNN, 4:01 PM ET: “I DON'T LOVE THAT:” VANCE REACTS TO GUILFOYLE REPORTCNN, 4:01 PM ET: WSJ: KIMBERLY GUILFOYLE PUSHED A DONOR TO WIRE $100,000 TO HER AMEX ACCOUNT DAYS BEFORE HER CONFIRMATION AS AMB TO GREECECNN, 4:02 PM ET: “I DON'T LOVE THAT:” VANCE REACTS TO GUILFOYLE REPORTCNN, 4:02 PM ET: “I DON'T LOVE THAT:” VANCE REACTS TO GUILFOYLE REPORTCNN, 4:02 PM ET: WSJ: GUILFOYLE PUSHED DONOR TO WIRE $100,000 TO HER AMEX ACCOUNTCNN, 4:03 PM ET: WSJ: GUILFOYLE PUSHED DONOR TO WIRE $100,000 TO HER AMEX ACCOUNTCNN, 4:03 PM ET: WSJ: GUILFOYLE PUSHED DONOR TO WIRE $100,000 TO HER AMEX ACCOUNTCNN, 4:04 PM ET: WSJ: KIMBERLY GUILFOYLE PUSHED A DONOR TO WIRE $100,000 TO HER AMEX ACCOUNT DAYS BEFORE HER CONFIRMATION AS AMB TO GREECECNN, 4:05 PM ET: WSJ: KIMBERLY GUILFOYLE PUSHED A DONOR TO WIRE $100,000 TO HER AMEX ACCOUNT DAYS BEFORE HER CONFIRMATION AS AMB TO GREECECNN, 4:05 PM ET: WSJ: GUILFOYLE PUSHED DONOR TO WIRE $100,000 TO HER AMEX ACCOUNTCNN, 4:05 PM ET: “I DON'T LOVE THAT”: VANCE REACTS TO GUILFOYLE REPORTCNN, 4:06 PM ET: “HONEY PLEASE”: WSJ REPORTS GUILFOYLE ASKED DONOR TO PAY AMEX BILLCNN, 4:06 PM ET: WSJ: GUILFOYLE PUSHED DONOR TO WIRE $100,000 TO HER AMEX ACCOUNTCNN, 4:07 PM ET: WSJ: KIMBERLY GUILFOYLE PUSHED A DONOR TO WIRE $100,000 TO HER AMEX ACCOUNT DAYS BEFORE HER CONFIRMATION AS AMB TO GREECECNN, 4:07 PM ET: “HONEY PLEASE”: WSJ REPORTS GUILFOYLE ASKED DONOR TO PAY AMEX BILLCNN, 4:07 PM ET: “HONEY PLEASE”: WSJ REPORTS GUILFOYLE ASKED DONOR TO PAY AMEX BILLCNN, 4:07 PM ET: “HONEY PLEASE”: WSJ REPORTS GUILFOYLE ASKED DONOR TO PAY AMEX BILLCNN, 4:08 PM ET: “IT WAS ALI QUO PRO QUO”: GOP DONOR RESPONDS TO GUILFOYLE REPORTCNN, 4:08 PM ET: “I DON'T LOVE THAT”: VANCE REACTS TO GUILFOYLE REPORTCNN, 4:08 PM ET: “I DON'T LOVE THAT”: VANCE REACTS TO GUILFOYLE REPORTCNN, 4:08 PM ET: WSJ: KIMBERLY GUILFOYLE PUSHED A DONOR TO WIRE $100,000 TO HER AMEX ACCOUNT DAYS BEFORE HER CONFIRMATION AS AMB TO GREECECNN, 4:08 PM ET: “I DON'T LOVE THAT”: VANCE REACTS TO GUILFOYLE REPORTCNN, 4:09 PM ET: “HONEY PLEASE”: WSJ REPORTS GUILFOYLE ASKED DONOR TO PAY AMEX BILLCNN, 4:09 PM ET: “IT WAS ALI QUO PRO QUO”: GOP DONOR RESPONDS TO GUILFOYLE REPORTCNN, 4:09 PM ET: “IT WAS ALI QUO PRO QUO”: GOP DONOR RESPONDS TO GUILFOYLE REPORTCNN, 4:10 PM ET: “IT WAS ALI QUO PRO QUO”: GOP DONOR RESPONDS TO GUILFOYLE REPORTCNN, 4:10 PM ET: “HONEY PLEASE”: WSJ REPORTS GUILFOYLE ASKED DONOR TO PAY AMEX BILLCNN, 4:10 PM ET: WSJ: GUILFOYLE PUSHED DONOR TO WIRE $100,000 TO HER AMEX ACCOUNTCNN, 4:10 PM ET: “HONEY PLEASE”: WSJ REPORTS GUILFOYLE ASKED DONOR TO PAY AMEX BILLCNN, 4:10 PM ET: “HONEY PLEASE”: WSJ REPORTS GUILFOYLE ASKED DONOR TO PAY AMEX BILLCNN, 4:11 PM ET: WSJ: GUILFOYLE PUSHED DONOR TO WIRE $100,000 TO HER AMEX ACCOUNTCNN, 4:11 PM ET: WSJ: GUILFOYLE PUSHED DONOR TO WIRE $100,000 TO HER AMEX ACCOUNTCNN, 4:12 PM ET: “IT WAS ALI QUO PRO QUO”: GOP DONOR RESPONDS TO GUILFOYLE REPORTCNN, 4:12 PM ET: WSJ: KIMBERLY GUILFOYLE PUSHED A DONOR TO WIRE $100,000 TO HER AMEX ACCOUNT DAYS BEFORE HER CONFIRMATION AS AMB TO GREECECNN, 4:12 PM ET: “IT WAS ALI QUO PRO QUO”: GOP DONOR RESPONDS TO GUILFOYLE REPORTCNN, 4:12 PM ET: “IT WAS ALI QUO PRO QUO”: GOP DONOR RESPONDS TO GUILFOYLE REPORTCNN, 4:13 PM ET: WSJ: KIMBERLY GUILFOYLE PUSHED A DONOR TO WIRE $100,000 TO HER AMEX ACCOUNT DAYS BEFORE HER CONFIRMATION AS AMB TO GREECECNN, 4:13 PM ET: WSJ: GUILFOYLE PUSHED DONOR TO WIRE $100,000 TO HER AMEX ACCOUNTCNN, 4:13 PM ET: WSJ: GUILFOYLE PUSHED DONOR TO WIRE $100,000 TO HER AMEX ACCOUNTCNN, 4:14 PM ET: WSJ: GUILFOYLE PUSHED DONOR TO WIRE $100,000 TO HER AMEX ACCOUNTCNN, 4:14 PM ET: WSJ: GUILFOYLE PUSHED DONOR TO WIRE $100,000 TO HER AMEX ACCOUNTCNN, 4:15 PM ET: WSJ: GUILFOYLE PUSHED DONOR TO WIRE $100,000 TO HER AMEX ACCOUNT
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💬 quoted: “grifter” “Honey please” “It's not the gospel” “Not Playing This Game” “our job” “Won't Show Up Anywhere” “Honey Please”

🗣️ only one side says: 🫏 credit card bill 🐘 guilfoyle reportedly asked

✏️ 7 outlets ran more than one headline on it (reworded, or a follow-up)
  • HuffPost (3 wordings): “Kimberly Guilfoyle Pushed Former Congressional Candidate To Pay Her $100,000 Credit Card Bill: WSJ” → “Rubio Skirts Guilfoyle Corruption Question... As She Stands Right There”
  • Mediaite (2 wordings): “‘Honey Please’: U.S. Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle Reportedly Begged Trump Donor to Pay $100,000 Credit Card Debt” → “Marco Rubio Fumes When Asked About Bombshell Exposé on Kimberly Guilfoyle — While He Was With Her: ‘Not Playing This Game’”
  • Raw Story (2 wordings): “Kimberly Guilfoyle begged Trump donor to quietly pay off her AMEX bill: report” → “Trump donor at center of Kimberly Guilfoyle $100K shakedown explodes in anger on MS NOW”
  • The Guardian (2 wordings): “Marco Rubio brushes off questions about Kimberly Guilfoyle pressing donor to pay credit card” → “Trump donor accuses ‘grifter’ Kimberly Guilfoyle of $100,000 quid pro quo”
  • The Hill (2 wordings): “Guilfoyle asked GOP donor to wire her $100K for AmEx bill: Wall Street Journal ...” → “Guilfoyle asked GOP donor to wire her $100K for AmEx bill: Wall Street Journal report”
  • The Independent (2 wordings): “Kimberly Guilfoyle pleaded with major Trump donor to pay her $100G Amex bill: report” → “Rubio flips out after being questioned on the Kimberly Guilfoyle AMEX bill scandal”
  • The Washington Times (2 wordings): “Marco Rubio refuses to comment on Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle allegations” → “Guilfoyle reportedly asked donor for $100,000 to pay Amex bill”
Every outlet's first headline (17), left to right by AllSides rating

📡 Broadcast

TV, radio, and the shows that talked about it

📺 On TV

CNN22 min
MSNOW85 s
  • WSJ: GUILFOYLE PUSHED DONOR TO WIRE $100,000 TO HER AMEX ACCOUNT CNN, 7 min
  • WSJ: KIMBERLY GUILFOYLE PUSHED A DONOR TO WIRE $100,000 TO HER AMEX ACCOUNT DAYS BEFORE HER CONFIRMATION AS AMB TO GREECE CNN, 4 min
  • “HONEY PLEASE”: WSJ REPORTS GUILFOYLE ASKED DONOR TO PAY AMEX BILL CNN, 4 min
  • “IT WAS ALI QUO PRO QUO”: GOP DONOR RESPONDS TO GUILFOYLE REPORT CNN, 3 min
  • “I DON'T LOVE THAT”: VANCE REACTS TO GUILFOYLE REPORT CNN, 2 min
  • “I DON'T LOVE THAT:” VANCE REACTS TO GUILFOYLE REPORT CNN, 80 s
  • Guilfoyle in '800' at Colonial MSNOW, 42 s
  • WOW: AMB. GUILFOYLE ASKED DONOR TO WIRE $100K MSNOW, 15 s

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🗣️ names in it: Kimberly Guilfoyle Donald Trump WSJ

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