Leavitt’s Next Stop Is Fox
Karoline Leavitt is trading the White House briefing room for a Fox News contributor role. Fox News announced that Leavitt will begin the new job on November 1, appearing across the network’s lineup and other Fox News Media platforms. The move follows her departure from the White House, where she served as press secretary. The basic arrangement is simple: a former administration official moves from answering reporters to offering commentary about the same political world. Television news has never met a change of address it could not describe as a “new chapter.” Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott said Leavitt’s experience in the White House and on the presidential campaign trail gives her a distinct understanding of today’s political landscape.
Why She Left the White House
Leavitt stepped down from the White House in August after President Trump announced that she would leave the press secretary role to spend more time with her two young children. She had made history as the youngest person to hold the position, taking the job at age 27 last year. Leavitt has two children, and she gave birth to her second child, a daughter, in May. She described motherhood and the demands of the job as both rewarding and difficult. In explaining her decision, Leavitt said she did not believe she could be the best mother her children deserved while giving the press secretary position the constant time, energy, and attention it required. She called the decision bittersweet and said Trump asked her to continue serving as a top adviser from outside the White House.
What Fox Says She Will Bring
Scott said Leavitt would provide “authentic and sharp insight” across Fox’s platforms. Leavitt said she was grateful for the opportunity and planned to bring the perspective gained from serving as White House press secretary, along with the energy and candor that defined her tenure. She also said she looked forward to reaching Fox’s millions of viewers. Her new position keeps her in public political conversation while giving her a schedule different from the White House briefing room. Beginning November 1, viewers will see whether the network’s polished promise of “authentic” commentary survives contact with the usual cable news machinery.
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