Maria Bartiromo’s more than 12-year run at Fox News Media came to an abrupt end this week, with the network announcing her departure just hours after she appeared on the final episode of her long-running morning show.
Fox confirmed the exit in a brief statement on September 3, saying only that Bartiromo was “no longer with Fox News Media, effective today.” The company didn’t give a specific reason, later describing the move to reporters as a business decision. The sudden nature of the split, with no on-air farewell or advance notice to viewers, was seen by industry observers as a sign of how contentious the parting was behind the scenes.
Bartiromo, 58, joined Fox from CNBC in 2014 and anchored three programs across the network’s platforms: “Mornings With Maria” and “Maria Bartiromo’s Wall Street” on Fox Business, along with “Sunday Morning Futures” on Fox News Channel. Following her exit, “Mornings With Maria” was quickly rebranded as “Mornings With Fox Business” with a rotating group of anchors, while Cheryl Casone stepped in as the new host of the renamed Wall Street program.
Sources familiar with the matter told CNN and NPR that Fox leadership had decided to remove Bartiromo in August, after she disclosed confidential internal network guidance to the Trump White House. That guidance had reportedly instructed Fox programs not to follow the president into further conspiracy claims about the 2020 election, a sensitive topic for the network following its costly defamation settlement with Dominion Voting Systems in 2023.
President Trump weighed in publicly on Truth Social, writing that he couldn’t believe Bartiromo would no longer have her shows on Fox, and calling her a true warrior whose fans “will not be happy.” Vice President JD Vance also praised her during a White House press briefing the same day.
Bartiromo has not commented directly on her departure, though she has retained a high-profile entertainment lawyer who pushed back on reports characterizing her exit as a firing. Her estimated net worth sits around $50 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth, built over a broadcasting career that began with a pioneering run as the first reporter to appear live from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.
Where Bartiromo lands next remains unclear, though speculation about a possible move into a political or communications role has already begun to circulate online.
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