Kimberly Guilfoyle was spotted last week at Trump Tower, where she had lunch with top staffers in the transition team. | Getty Fox News host Kimberly Guilfoyle is contender for Trump press secretary

Fox News host Kimberly Guilfoyle has emerged as a contender to be Donald Trump’s White House press secretary, and is expected to have a third meeting with his transition team this week, according to two sources familiar with the meetings.

Guilfoyle, a host on Fox News’ “The Five,” was spotted last week at Trump Tower, where she had lunch with top staffers in the transition team. She did not personally meet with Trump, but she’s slated to return this week to the Fifth Avenue building where Trump has paraded his potential appointments.


The Trump administration is expected to finish selecting top White House staff by the end of the week.

While Republican National Committee and Trump transition spokesman Sean Spicer is considered the front-runner for the top communications job, some are still quietly pushing for Guilfoyle, a Latina who is a former assistant district attorney in San Francisco.

Some in Trump’s inner circle have argued that Guilfoyle, who is half-Puerto Rican, would be a more sympathetic face when flacking some of Trump’s more divisive stances on immigration and pro-life issues.

“Do you want a white male representing the White House when half the country thinks the President is a misogynist?” said a Guilfoyle champion in Trump’s inner circle.

“Who do you want talking about Immigration? A Latino. When you have to make decisions about pro-life justices, do you want a man or a woman?”

Guilfoyle has a friendly relationship with Trump’s daughter Ivanka and son-in-law Jared Kushner, as well as Trump’s chief strategist Steve Bannon, his former deputy campaign manager, David Bossie, and his finance team adviser Anthony Scaramucci.

A Fox News spokesperson declined to comment. Guilfoyle did not respond to emails seeking comment. Trump spokespeople did not respond to requests for comment.

Guilfoyle, who has been with Fox since 2006, was first lady of San Francisco for two years when Democratic politician Gavin Newsom was mayor.

Other names floated for press secretary have included radio host Laura Ingraham, Trump’s former campaign manager Kellyanne Conway, tea party activist and former Trump campaign spokesperson Katrina Pierson and The Daily Mail’s U.S. political editor, David Martosko.

