By The Daily Caller (U.S.) | Created at 2026-10-05 15:41:44 | Updated at 2026-10-05 17:29:46
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Former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will join Fox News as an on-air contributor in November.
“Karoline’s firsthand experience in the White House and on the presidential campaign trail gives her a distinct understanding of today’s political landscape,” Suzanne Scott, Fox News Media CEO, said in a statement first published by The New York Times on Monday. “We look forward to her providing our audience with authentic and sharp insight across all Fox News Media platforms.” (RELATED: White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt To Leave Role At The End Of The Month)
Leavitt, 29, said in her own statement that she will provide “the unique perspective and candor that defined my tenure with the Trump administration” in her new contributor role, according to The New York Times.
She departed the White House at the end of August to spend more time with her family and kids. President Donald Trump said at the time that she would remain an “outside advisor.”
“Karoline will now be one of my top outside advisors, and an influential voice within the Republican Party, as we work to defy History, and conclusively win the Midterm Elections,” the president said. “Karoline has been a real leader in the White House, and has done a phenomenal job fighting for Justice, Liberty, and Freedom, since 2018, including our Historic Re-Election Campaign of 2024. Karoline has been one of the best White House Press Secretaries in the History of the Office.”
Leavitt is not the first former White House press secretary on Fox News’ roster. Dana Perino joined Fox after working as a press secretary in the Bush White House, and Kayleigh McEnany joined the network after a 9-month stint as Trump’s press secretary at the end of his first administration.
In addition to Fox News, other networks have relied on the White House-to-cable-news pipeline to build their on-air rosters. MS NOW put former Biden White House press secretary Jen Psaki and former Bush official Nicolle Wallace in prominent anchor positions. ABC News has turned former Clinton White House official George Stephanopoulos into one of its biggest anchors.
