Karoline Leavitt is making the move to Fox News after leaving her job at the White House.
Fox News Media CEO Suzanne Scott announced on Monday, October 5, that Leavitt, 29, will be joining the network as a contributor, saying in a statement, “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 also addressed her new gig.
“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,” she added. “I look forward to bringing my unique perspective from my experience as White House press secretary, along with the same energy and candor that defined my tenure, to Fox’s millions of viewers across their many platforms.”
The news comes two months after President Donald Trump revealed that Leavitt would be leaving her job as press secretary after welcoming baby No. 2 with husband Nicholas Riccio earlier this year.
“Our wonderful White House Press Secretary, and one of my most trusted aides, Karoline Leavitt, will be departing her role at the end of the month so she can spend more time with her beautiful young children and family,” Trump, 80, wrote via Truth Social in August. “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.”
He continued at the time: “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. Thank you, Karoline, for a job well done!”
Leavitt later showed support for whoever would be chosen to take over her position.
“It is a decision that is entirely up to him. Obviously, whoever takes this job, you spend a lot of time with the president. It has to be someone he wholeheartedly trusts and believes in,” she shared on an August episode of NewsNation’s Morning in America. “I will say, there’s no shortage of applications. There are many capable people who want this job.”
Leavitt said she has had many conversations with Trump about her exit.
“I have offered to the president to continue to give him my advice and counsel in choosing the next person for the post,” she added. “It is a blessing, a privilege and honor to stand behind the White House podium. Whoever gets the job next is a very lucky person to work for this president at this moment in history, and I’ll be here to help every step of the way.”
She concluded: “Again, I will leave the decision to the president himself, and I’ll keep my private counsel to him private. But rest assured, I know that he will choose someone who will serve this country and him and this White House very well.”
