Former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is joining Fox News as an on-air contributor starting Nov. 1, keeping a leading Trump voice on the air after her administration exit.
The Post reported that Fox News announced the hire on Monday, with Leavitt set to appear across the network’s news and opinion programming as an official contributor.
The 29-year-old left her post as President Trump’s chief spokeswoman in August and has since settled with her family in New Hampshire after leaving Washington following the birth of her second child.
She had said she wanted more time with her children while staying a vocal supporter of Trump and the Republican Party. The Fox role puts that public advocacy on a permanent media footing.
The Washington Examiner noted she departed the White House on August 27, giving a firm date to the handoff from government service to cable commentary.
Leavitt is scheduled to begin at the cable network on Nov. 1. Fox cast the move as a natural fit for someone who already knew the briefing room and the campaign trail.
In a statement, she framed the job as a continuation of the same direct style she used at the podium.
Leavitt said:
"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."
Breitbart reported she had already been a frequent guest on the network in her White House role, so the contributor contract formalizes a relationship viewers already recognized.
That earlier visibility matters. Audiences who watched her defend administration policy will now see the same voice booked as talent rather than as a government official.
Leavitt becomes the second former Trump press secretary to move to Fox News, following Kayleigh McEnany. The pattern is straightforward: experienced communicators who served in the administration are finding a home at the network most willing to air their perspective without filter.
Fox News Media CEO Suzanne Scott tied the hire directly to that résumé. Just The News carried her statement praising the depth Leavitt brings from both the West Wing and the campaign.
Scott said:
"Karoline’s firsthand experience in the White House and on the presidential campaign trail gives her a distinct understanding of today’s political landscape."
Just The News also reported that Leavitt briefly returned from maternity leave before leaving the administration for good, underscoring that the family priority was real and not a talking point.
Her exit from the press secretary job had already drawn coverage when she stepped down and weighed a Trump super PAC path, so the Fox announcement closes one chapter and opens another in plain view.
Leavitt’s move sits alongside other staff turnover in the same period. The White House has seen additional departures as midterms approach, including the planned exit of legislative director James Braid.
Succession talk followed her resignation as well. Speculation about who might replace her reached the point that Alina Habba publicly denied she was in the running for the press secretary post.
Those personnel shifts matter because the briefing room remains a daily flashpoint. During Leavitt’s tenure the administration also pushed new distribution channels, including the launch of a White House streaming effort while legacy networks fought over access.
Press-pool tensions ran hot enough that Fox News and other major networks paused pool coverage after access fights involving CNN and MSNBC. Leavitt’s new platform puts her on the other side of the camera in that same media ecosystem.
After leaving Washington, Leavitt made New Hampshire home with her family. The contributor role lets her keep a national audience without the daily demands of the White House podium.
Fox expects her across both news and opinion shows. That breadth matches the brief she held as chief spokeswoman: rapid response, policy defense, and unapologetic advocacy for the president’s agenda.
For conservative viewers, the hire is simple accountability in reverse. Officials who took the heat in office are not disappearing into consulting obscurity; they are taking open seats where their record can still be tested on air.
Leavitt’s own words set the standard she intends to meet, energy, candor, and the perspective that only comes from standing at that lectern. Fox is betting millions of viewers want exactly that.
When experienced conservatives leave government and still choose the microphone over the sidelines, the public debate gets clearer, not quieter.
