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Trump and Rubio consider firing U.S. Ambassador to Greece amid misconduct allegations

Oct 11, 7 PM ET to Oct 12, 10 PM ET · 2 outlets not rated for lean

36outlets carried it
🫏16 · 11 · 7🐘left · center · right
1.1 dayson the front pages
36front pages at once, at its peak
62 minof TV captions
15people retold it online

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Oct 11, 7 PM ETfirst on a front page: Alternet
Oct 11, 7 PM ETfirst on TV: CNN
Oct 12, 9 AM ETretold online by 15 people
Oct 12, 9 PM ETpeak: on 36 front pages

the front pages that ran it, hour by hour

Front pages carrying it at each hourly run, Oct 11, 7 PM to Oct 12, 10 PM ET (peak 36), by the outlets' lean: left · center · right · not rated

Who carried it and when: each outlet in the order it picked the story up, a bar for each headline from when we first saw it on the front page to when we last did, in the outlet's lean color (dashed: not rated); a dot marks a new headline. Beneath, its captions on TV, the radio newscasts that carried it (bigger: the lead) and when people were found retelling it. Hover for details.

📡 wire copy: 1 outlet ran the AP, Reuters headline nearly word for word (Chicago Tribune)

📌 linked by aggregators: Google News Political Wire

💬 quoted: “looking at” 9 “not happy” 6 “extremely pissed off” 2 “on very thin ice” “Not Happy” 5

🗣️ only one side says: 🫏 improper conduct

✏️ 8 outlets ran more than one headline on it (reworded, or a follow-up)

AP (3 wordings): “AP source: Trump, Rubio weigh firing U.S. envoy to Greece after mounting reports of improper conduct” → “Trump says he is 'looking at' firing US envoy to Greece after mounting reports of improper conduct”
CNN (3 wordings): “Trump considering firing Kimberly Guilfoyle after embarrassing revelations, source says” → “Trump says he’s considering firing Kimberly Guilfoyle and is ‘not happy’”
Financial Times (2 wordings): “Trump says he is considering firing Guilfoyle over alleged misconduct” → “Trump says he is ‘looking at’ firing envoy to Greece over alleged misconduct”
Newsmax (2 wordings): “AP: Trump, Rubio Weigh Firing Guilfoyle” → “Trump Weighs Firing Guilfoyle as Ambassador to Greece”
The Daily Beast (2 wordings): “Don Jr.’s Ex Faces the Axe as Trump’s Private Fury Leaks” → “Trump Insider Spills on Scramble to Replace Don Jr.’s Ex”
The Hill (3 wordings): “Trump, Rubio consider firing Kimberly Guilfoyle as ambassador to Greece: AP ...” → “Trump says he’s ‘looking at’ firing Guilfoyle”
Washington Examiner (4 wordings): “Trump and Rubio consider firing Kimberly Guilfoyle amid misconduct allegations: Report” → “Trump ‘looking at’ firing Kimberly Guilfoyle: ‘We’re not happy’”
Yahoo News (3 wordings): “Trump admin. reportedly weighing whether to remove U.S. ambassador Guilfoyle from role” → “Trump says he's 'looking at' firing Kimberly Guilfoyle after allegations of misconduct”

Every outlet's first headline (36), left to right by AllSides rating

Alternet Trump is 'extremely' irate and considering firing over new embarrassment Oct 11, 7 PM ET
HuffPost Trump, Rubio Weigh Firing Kimberly Guilfoyle After Mounting Reports Of Improper Conduct Oct 11, 3 PM ET
The Daily Beast Don Jr.’s Ex Faces the Axe as Trump’s Private Fury Leaks Oct 11, 10 PM ET
The Guardian Trump and Rubio weigh firing Kimberly Guilfoyle after reports of improper conduct Oct 11, 3 PM ET
The New Republic Trump Secretly Prepares to Give Kimberly Guilfoyle the Boot Oct 12, 5 PM ET
ABC News Trump says he's 'looking at' firing US Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle Oct 12, 7 PM ET
AP AP source: Trump, Rubio weigh firing U.S. envoy to Greece after mounting reports of improper conduct Oct 11, 2 PM ET
Axios Trump says he's "not happy" with Greece ambassador Guilfoyle Oct 12, 6 PM ET
CBS News Trump says he's "looking at" firing Kimberly Guilfoyle Oct 12, 6 PM ET
CNBC Trump 'not happy' with Kimberly Guilfoyle, weighs firing her as ambassador to Greece Oct 12, 6 PM ET
CNN Trump considering firing Kimberly Guilfoyle after embarrassing revelations, source says Oct 11, 7 PM ET
Mediaite Trump Says He’s ‘Not Happy’ With Kimberly Guilfoyle — Confirms Reports That He’s ‘Looking at’ Firing Her Oct 12, 6 PM ET
NBC News Trump says ‘we’re looking at’ firing Kimberly Guilfoyle, the U.S. ambassador to Greece Oct 12, 7 PM ET
PBS NewsHour AP report: Trump, Rubio weigh firing Kimberly Guilfoyle after mounting reports of improper conduct Oct 12, 1 PM ET
The Independent Trump furious as Don Jr’s ex Kimberly Guilfoyle faces the axe: report Oct 12, 8 AM ET
Yahoo News Trump admin. reportedly weighing whether to remove U.S. ambassador Guilfoyle from role Oct 12, 5 AM ET
BBC Trump says Kimberly Guilfoyle could be fired as Greece envoy after alleged misconduct Oct 12, 9 PM ET
Bloomberg Trump Says He’s Looking Into Guilfoyle Allegations, ‘Not Happy’ Oct 12, 6 PM ET
Chicago Tribune AP source: Pres. Donald Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio weigh firing US envoy to Greece after mounting reports of improper conduct Oct 11, 9 PM ET
Financial Times Trump says he is considering firing Guilfoyle over alleged misconduct Oct 12, 7 PM ET
Forbes Trump Says He Is Considering Firing Kimberly Guilfoyle After Alleged Misconduct Oct 12, 9 PM ET
Fortune Trump and Marco Rubio are ‘extremely pissed off’ by U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle’s reported conduct and are considering firing her Oct 11, 7 PM ET
News Nation Trump, Rubio weigh firing US envoy to Greece amid improper conduct reports Oct 12, 9 AM ET
Newsweek Barrasso Expects Guilfoyle Investigation as Trump, Rubio Consider Removal Oct 12, 12 PM ET
Reuters Trump says he is considering firing US ambassador to Greece Oct 12, 7 PM ET
Straight Arrow News Trump, Rubio consider firing US Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle amid misconduct allegations: Report Oct 12, 9 AM ET
The Hill Trump, Rubio consider firing Kimberly Guilfoyle as ambassador to Greece: AP ... Oct 12, 9 AM ET
The Epoch Times Trump Says WH Looking Into Allegations of Improper Conduct by Ambassador to Greece Oct 12, 9 PM ET
Washington Examiner Trump and Rubio consider firing Kimberly Guilfoyle amid misconduct allegations: Report Oct 12, 9 AM ET
Fox News Trump and Rubio reportedly furious as Kimberly Guilfoyle faces possible firing Oct 11, 8 PM ET
New York Post Kimberly Guilfoyle ‘on very thin ice’ with Trump after accusations of pay-to-play scheme as ambassador to Greece Oct 12, 12 PM ET
Newsmax AP: Trump, Rubio Weigh Firing Guilfoyle Oct 11, 6 PM ET
The Gateway Pundit President Trump Says He Is Considering Firing Kim Guilfoyle as US Ambassador to Greece (VIDEO) Oct 12, 8 PM ET
The Western Journal Report: Trump and Rubio Are Furious Over New Kimberly Guilfoyle Developments - Firing Could Come Soon Oct 12, 12 PM ET
Crooks and Liars Kimberly Guilfoyle Faces The Axe As Trump And Rubio Grow Furious Oct 12, 3 PM ET
The Washington Sun Trump Weighs Firing U.S. Ambassador to Greece After Reports of Misconduct Oct 11, 9 PM ET

TV, radio, and the shows that talked about it

📺 On TV

CNN47 min

MSNOW11 min

Fox News4 min

SOURCES: TRUMP CONSIDERS FIRING GUILFQYLE AFTER REVELATIONS CNN, 13 min
Trump's ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle could be in big trouble MSNOW, 5 min
SOURCE: STATE DEPT. WATCHDOG INVESTIGATING KIMBERLY GUILFOYLE CNN, 5 min
TRUMP SAYS "WE'RE LOOKING AT" FIRING GUILFOYLE CNN, 5 min
Trump also reportedly weighing removing her as U.S. ambassador to Greece CNN, 4 min
GUILFOYLE'S LAWYERS: "ASKING A CLIENT TO PAY FOR WORK ALREADY. DONE IS NOT CORRUPTION. IT IS THE OPPOSITE OF CORRUPTION" CNN, 3 min
SOURCE: TRUMP CONSIDERING FIRING AMB. KIMBERLY GUILFOYLE CNN, 3 min
TRUMP SAYS "WE'RE NOT HAPPY" WITH GUILFOYLE, CONSIDERING HER DISMISSAL CNN, 2 min

🎙️ Shows, investigators, satire

🎙️ 🎙️ Morning Wire 🎙️ The Megyn Kelly Show

what people online made of it

🧶 Retold online

U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle is facing potential removal by Trump and Rubio due to reports of improper conduct and ethics violations. Oct 12: told by 15 people; told before on Oct 10, Oct 9
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🗣️ names in it: Kimberly Guilfoyle Donald Trump Marco Rubio Greece

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Trump and Rubio consider firing U.S. Ambassador to Greece amid misconduct allegations

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