Karoline Leavitt, Trump’s ‘Machine Gun,’ Has a New Gig at Fox News

President Trump recruited a fleet of Fox News personalities for his second administration, filling key cabinet positions with the likes of Pete Hegseth, Sean Duffy and Mehmet Oz.

Now a homegrown star of the Trump White House is headed to Fox News.

Karoline Leavitt, who until August served as Mr. Trump’s press secretary and chief spokeswoman, is joining the Rupert Murdoch-owned channel next month as an on-air contributor, the network said on Monday.

Ms. Leavitt, 29 and a steely and nimble presence at the White House lectern, was the youngest person to be appointed press secretary. She established herself as an unflinching advocate for the president, who gushed over her verbal fusillades and has said her lips “move like a ‘machine gun.’”

She often criticized mainstream media outlets and sparred with reporters in the press room. But her presence in Mr. Trump’s inner circle meant that she could provide journalists with information directly from the president.

Article source: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/business/media/fox-news-karoline-leavitt.html