Maria Bartiromo Is Out at Fox News After 12½ Years as Network Gives No Public Reason

NEW YORK — September 4, 2026 — Fox News Media has abruptly parted ways with longtime anchor Maria Bartiromo, ending her more than 12-year run at the company and triggering immediate questions about what led to the sudden decision.

Fox announced Thursday that Bartiromo was no longer with the company, effective immediately. The network did not provide a specific reason, saying only that it thanked her for her 12½ years of work and wished her well in her next chapter.

The departure came after Bartiromo had been absent from Fox's airwaves for several weeks. Her final appearance was on August 9, when she hosted Sunday Morning Futures.

The New York Post graphic accurately captures the central news: Bartiromo is out at Fox after more than a decade. What remains unclear is why.

Fox Removes Bartiromo From Three Major Programs

Bartiromo had become one of Fox News Media's most recognizable personalities, appearing across both Fox Business Network and Fox News Channel.

She hosted:

• Mornings with Maria on Fox Business
• Maria Bartiromo's Wall Street
• Sunday Morning Futures on Fox News Channel

Fox said Mornings with Maria would immediately become Mornings with FOX Business, with rotating anchors filling the program.

Her weekly Wall Street program is being renamed FBN's Wall Street, with Cheryl Casone hosting initially and additional rotating anchors expected to follow.

Meanwhile, Jason Chaffetz is scheduled to host Sunday Morning Futures this Sunday, with Fox saying a permanent replacement will be announced later.

The changes represent a significant reshuffling of Fox's programming lineup rather than a simple host substitution.

Bartiromo Had Been Off the Air for Weeks

The timing of the announcement is one reason the story immediately attracted attention.

Although Fox made the separation public on September 3, Bartiromo had already disappeared from the network's programming for several weeks.

Reuters reported that her last appearance was August 9, while archived Fox programming confirms that Sunday Morning Futures aired with her on that date.

Fox's own announcement did not explain the gap between her last appearance and the formal announcement of her departure.

That silence has fueled speculation about what happened behind the scenes.

Reports Raise Questions About Internal Fox Communications

Several media outlets have reported allegations that Bartiromo's departure may have been connected to her handling of confidential internal communications.

The most notable reporting comes from Status, which was subsequently cited by TheWrap, the Los Angeles Times and other outlets. According to those reports, Bartiromo allegedly shared internal Fox guidance with White House officials concerning coverage of President Donald Trump's July 16 address on election-related issues.

The reports say Fox considered the disclosure of internal communications a violation of company policy.

However, this has not been publicly confirmed by Fox as the reason for Bartiromo's firing.

When TheWrap asked Fox about the reporting, a spokesperson said the departure was a “business decision” and that the company's original statement spoke for itself.

That distinction is important.

At this point, the confirmed facts are that Bartiromo is no longer employed by Fox, that the departure was effective immediately, and that Fox has not publicly disclosed the specific reason.

Her Relationship With Trump Made the Exit Especially Notable

Bartiromo has been one of the most prominent television personalities associated with President Donald Trump.

She regularly interviewed Trump and other members of his political orbit and became an influential voice among Fox's conservative audience.

Her departure therefore prompted speculation that she might move directly into the Trump administration, particularly after Karoline Leavitt's departure as White House press secretary.

Vice President JD Vance pushed back on that speculation, saying he did not know the details behind Bartiromo's departure and expressing support for her personally. Reuters reported that Vance denied speculation that she was about to become the next White House press secretary.

Trump himself subsequently reacted to Bartiromo's departure, praising her as a “true warrior” and saying that she was highly professional and had many fans.

Trump's reaction adds another layer to the story, given Bartiromo's unusually close relationship with the president over the years.

A Career That Began With Wall Street

Bartiromo's Fox career was only one chapter of a much longer broadcasting career.

Before joining Fox in 2014, she spent roughly two decades at CNBC, where she became a prominent financial journalist and was closely associated with Wall Street coverage.

She was among the first television journalists to report live from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange and developed a reputation for combining financial-market reporting with high-profile interviews.

At Fox, however, her programming increasingly extended beyond financial markets into national politics.

That transformation made her one of the network's most politically influential personalities — and also placed her at the center of controversies surrounding Fox's coverage of the 2020 presidential election.

Legal Controversies Also Followed Her at Fox

Bartiromo was among the Fox personalities whose broadcasts were cited in litigation brought by voting-technology companies over false claims concerning the 2020 election.

Dominion Voting Systems sued Fox News, alleging that the network knowingly or recklessly aired false claims that Dominion had manipulated the election.

Fox and Dominion settled the case in 2023 for $787.5 million without a trial. Bartiromo was among the Fox hosts whose broadcasts were part of the litigation record.

A separate lawsuit brought by Smartmatic remains unresolved. Reuters reported that Bartiromo has also been implicated in that litigation.

Those legal controversies are part of the broader history surrounding her Fox tenure, but they should not be presented as the confirmed reason for her departure. Fox has not said that either lawsuit caused the separation.

What the New York Post Graphic Gets Right — and What It Leaves Out

The image's central claim is accurate: Maria Bartiromo is no longer with Fox News Media after more than a decade at the company. Fox itself confirmed the departure on September 3.

But the graphic leaves out the most important unresolved question: why did Fox let her go?

There are now published reports pointing to possible internal disputes and alleged disclosure of confidential company communications. Those reports are significant, but they remain reported explanations rather than an officially confirmed cause.

Fox's public position is simply that the separation was a business decision.

That means headlines stating categorically that Bartiromo was fired because she leaked internal communications would go beyond what Fox has officially confirmed.

Fox Faces a High-Profile Programming Reset

Bartiromo's exit comes at a consequential moment for Fox News Media.

The company is not only removing her from the schedule but also stripping her name from programs that had been closely identified with her.

Mornings with Maria becomes Mornings with FOX Business, while Maria Bartiromo's Wall Street becomes FBN's Wall Street. Fox is also temporarily moving Chaffetz into Sunday Morning Futures while it searches for a permanent host.

For viewers, the changes effectively mark the end of the Bartiromo era at Fox.

For the network, the challenge will be finding hosts capable of maintaining the audience and influence accumulated by one of its most recognizable personalities.

Bottom Line

Maria Bartiromo is officially out at Fox News Media after 12½ years, but the reason for her sudden departure remains publicly unresolved.

Fox has confirmed the separation but has offered no detailed explanation beyond calling it a business decision. Reports about alleged internal communications shared with the White House provide a possible explanation, but they should remain clearly labeled as reported allegations, not established fact.

What is beyond dispute is that one of Fox's most recognizable anchors has left the network, her programs are being renamed, and the company is beginning a significant reshuffling of its television lineup.