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Former Trump press secretary Karoline Leavitt will join Fox News as an on-air contributor from November 1 after leaving the White House in August.
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Moneycontrol•05-10-2026, 20:23
Karoline Leavitt Joins Fox News as Contributor After White House Exit
  • •Former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will join Fox News as an on-air contributor starting November 1.
  • •Leavitt left the Trump administration in August to spend more time with her young family after the birth of her second child.
  • •Fox News Media CEO Suzanne Scott stated that Leavitt's background will bring a distinctive perspective on US politics to the network.
  • •She plans to continue her involvement in Trump's political operations, including MAGA Inc., while living in New Hampshire.
  • •Leavitt follows in the footsteps of another former Trump press secretary, Kayleigh McEnany, who also transitioned to a role at Fox News.

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Former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is joining Fox News as an on-air contributor starting November 1, where she is expected to appear across the network's news and opinion programmes.

Leavitt stepped down in August to spend more time with her young family, noting that she struggled to balance the immense demands of the press secretary role with raising her two young children.

Karoline Leavitt's move follows a path taken by Kayleigh McEnany, who served as press secretary during the final part of Trump's first term and joined Fox News as a contributor in 2021 before becoming a co-host.