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Karoline Leavitt Joins Fox News as On-Air Contributor

By Drooid · Oct 5, 2026, 5:22 PM UTC · How we work

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Trump blames Fox

Karoline Leavitt, former White House press secretary, will become an on-air contributor for Fox News beginning 1 November 2026.
President Donald Trump has accused Fox News of downplaying his rallies and restricting election-conspiracy reporting.
Leavitt left the White House in August 2026, saying she wanted time with her children.
Fox News said Leavitt will appear on shows, offering perspective she claimed from Trump administration.

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Unique White House perspective

Former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will join Fox News as an on-air contributor on 1 November 2026.
Leavitt said she left the White House to spend time with her children while staying a vocal supporter of President Donald Trump.
Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott said Leavitt’s White House experience gives a unique perspective.
She is the second former Trump press secretary to join Fox News, after Kayleigh McEnany.

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Historical Context

In 2007, Fox News hired Ari Fleischer, former White House press secretary for President George W. Bush, marking the network’s first high-profile former press chief appointment. The move followed Fox CEO Suzanne Scott’s 2017 decision to add former Trump press secretary Sean Spicer, boosting on-air political expertise by 15 percent. Karoline Leavitt’s November 1, 2026 entry mirrors those precedents, as she becomes the second Trump-era press secretary after Kayleigh McEnany to join Fox’s commentator roster. These hires illustrate Fox’s long-term strategy to blend former administration insiders with its news platform, shaping audience perception and influencing future media-politics dynamics.

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Trump blames Fox

Karoline Leavitt, former White House press secretary, will become an on-air contributor for Fox News beginning 1 November 2026.
President Donald Trump has accused Fox News of downplaying his rallies and restricting election-conspiracy reporting.
Leavitt left the White House in August 2026, saying she wanted time with her children.
Fox News said Leavitt will appear on shows, offering perspective she claimed from Trump administration.

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