Overview
- Fox News Media announced on Thursday that Maria Bartiromo is no longer with the company, saying only that it thanked her for 12½ years and offering no explanation for the move.
- Her weekday show aired its final episode Thursday and will be retitled Mornings with Fox Business and run with rotating anchors; her Friday program becomes FBN’s Wall Street and Jason Chaffetz will fill in on Sunday Morning Futures while a permanent host is sought.
- Bartiromo had not appeared on Fox platforms since early August and did not comment after the announcement, prompting public and media speculation about her next steps including unconfirmed talk of a White House role that some reporters say is not the reason for her exit.
- Her departure comes with legal and reputational context: Bartiromo was named in post‑2020 election defamation litigation tied to Fox’s coverage, a dispute the network settled with Dominion in 2023 while a Smartmatic case remains pending.
- Bartiromo built her reputation over two decades at CNBC before joining Fox in 2013–14 and shifted from market reporting to high‑profile political interviews with President Donald Trump, a trajectory that shaped both her audience reach and the controversy around her coverage.