Maria Bartiromo Is Out at Fox News
New York Times · LC · trust 59/100
The host, who appeared on Fox Business and Fox News, had been with the network for more than 12 years.
Listen · 3:38 min Share full article Fox did not give a reason for Maria Bartiromo’s abrupt departure. She has been an ardent supporter of President Trump. Credit... Jose Luis Magana/Associated Press By Erik Wemple
In a statement, the network said: “Effective today, Maria Bartiromo is no longer with Fox News Media.” It did not specify a reason for the abrupt departure.
“We thank Maria for her work over the last 12½ years and wish her all the best on her next chapter,” the statement said.
Ms. Bartiromo’s departure was Fox’s decision, according to a person familiar with the details.
The network said it would rename her daily program on Fox Business Network, “Mornings With Maria,” to “Mornings With Fox Business” and use a rotating cast of hosts. A replacement for Ms. Bartiromo for her Sunday morning program, “Sunday Morning Futures,” will be named at a later date, the statement said.
In July, Fox News was sued for defamation related to claims made on Ms. Bartiromo’s weekday morning show. A pair of Utah nonprofits and their founders claimed that Kevin O’Leary, the investor of “Shark Tank” fame, had spread defamatory accusations about them on the program after they opposed his plans for a 40,000-acre data center. Ms. Bartiromo boosted his claim, according to the complaint. (Mr. O’Leary later retracted his claim , and Fox News apologized.)
Her conduct was also a focal point of two major defamation lawsuits against Fox News, from the voting machine companies Dominion Voting Systems and Smartmatic. After Mr. Trump lost the 2020 presidential election, Ms. Bartiromo helped to promote his false claims that his defeat was the result of fraud and election irregularities. Fox settled its suit with Dominion for $787.5 million in 2023; the Smartmatic case continues.
We are having trouble retrieving the article content.
Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.
Thank you for your patience while we verify access. If you are in Reader mode please exit and log into your Times account, or subscribe for all of The Times.
Thank you for your patience while we verify access.
Read the original at New York Times →
Open in TruthVane →