Former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is joining Fox News as an on-air contributor on Nov. 1 after leaving the administration to focus on her family.
Fox News announced that Leavitt will provide commentary across the network, adding another Trump-era press secretary to its lineup.
Just the News reported she will start the contributor role in November, joining Kayleigh McEnany as the second of President Trump’s press secretaries to work for the conservative-leaning cable network.
Leavitt served as the 36th White House press secretary from January 2025 until August 2026, and Fox described her as the youngest person to hold that post during Trump’s second administration. She left citing an inability to balance the job’s demands with motherhood to her two young children.
She departed the White House after giving birth to her second child, briefly returned from maternity leave, then opted to leave the administration. That exit set off the usual scramble over who would take the podium next, including coverage of Trump still weighing options for the next press secretary as she headed out.
Fox News Media Chief Executive Suzanne Scott framed the hire around hard-won experience, not celebrity.
"Karoline’s firsthand experience in the White House and on the presidential campaign trail gives her a distinct understanding of today’s political landscape. We look forward to her providing our audience with authentic and sharp insight across all FOX News Media platforms."
Leavitt rose through an unsuccessful 2022 run for Congress in New Hampshire, then became press secretary for the Trump 2024 campaign before the White House appointment. After stepping down, she also confirmed a MAGA Inc. role in the post-West Wing chapter of her career.
She has stayed in the mix on personnel questions as well, including when Leavitt said she counseled Trump on picking her successor at the briefing room. Other names floated and fell away in that same window, with Alina Habba ruling herself out and shifting speculation elsewhere.
Leavitt herself welcomed the Fox move in plain terms.
"I am grateful for the opportunity to continue appearing on Fox News Channel as an official member of the extraordinary team at FOX News Media."
McEnany already works at the network. Leavitt’s arrival puts two people who have stood at that podium on the same air, talking about politics from the inside rather than from a green room script.
Voters spent years watching briefers dodge, spin, and run out the clock. A network that puts the people who actually did the job on air is giving its audience something rarer than hot takes.
