Jimmy Kimmel jokingly claimed the true motive Donald Trump has nominated his son Donald Trump Jr’s financee Kimberly Guilfoyle to be ambassador to Greece is due to their rumored break-up.

Paparazzi photos, printed Tuesday, captured the president-elect’s eldest son stepping out in Palm Seashore, Florida, with native socialite Bettina Anderson on what gave the impression to be a romantic night stroll.

Though neither Don Jr nor Guilfoyle, who started relationship in 2018 and have been engaged since 2020, have commented on the state of their relationship, hypothesis has been mounting that they’ve parted methods.

Hours after the pictures have been launched, Trump introduced he had chosen Guilfoyle as his future ambassador to Greece.

Kimmel waded in on the household drama on Tuesday evening’s Jimmy Kimmel Dwell!, joking that the president-elect was serving to his son out by successfully exiling Guilfoyle.

“He made her ambassador to one of many farthest nations doable,” he joked within the opening monologue.

“What a household that is,” the comic smirked.

“He has extra family members working on the White Home than I do at this present proper now.”

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The photographs of Trump Jr, 46, and Anderson, 38, collectively have been first printed by The Each day Mail and have been reportedly taken after the latter had celebrated her birthday on the standard downtown restaurant Buccan.

The newspaper reported that their burgeoning relationship is “the discuss of Palm Seashore” and that the youthful Trump has been staying at Anderson’s West Palm Seashore townhouse fairly than the $15.5 million mansion he and Guilfoyle purchased collectively in 2021.

“She appeared completely smitten with Don – and he along with her,” a supply informed the paper.

Guilfoyle, 55, is a lawyer who briefly served as a prosecutor in California earlier than turning to a profession in tv.

She spent 12 years at Fox Information earlier than transferring into the Republican political realm – though she was as soon as married to Gavin Newsom, now the Democratic governor of California.

Saying her nomination on Tuesday, the president-elect mentioned in an announcement: “For a few years, Kimberly has been a detailed pal and ally.

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“Her intensive expertise and management in legislation, media, and politics alongside along with her sharp mind make her supremely certified to signify the USA, and safeguard its pursuits overseas.

“Kimberly is completely suited to foster sturdy bilateral relations with Greece, advancing our pursuits on points starting from protection cooperation to commerce and financial innovation.”

Guilfoyle responded on X that she was “honored” to simply accept the nomination and championed the “democratic values born in Greece.”

“It was the democratic values born in Greece that helped form the founding of America,” she mentioned.

“And now, we now have a possibility to honor that historical past by bringing higher days right here at residence and overseas.

“As ambassador, I sit up for delivering on the Trump agenda, supporting our Greek allies, and ushering in a brand new period of peace and prosperity.”