Karoline Leavitt joining Fox News as on-air contributor

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Former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will join Fox News as an on-air contributor next month, weeks after stepping down from her prior role to spend more time focusing on her family.

Fox News said in a statement that Leavitt “will provide political analysis and commentary” across Fox platforms in her new role, which begins November 1. Leavitt added in a statement provided by Fox that she would bring “the same energy and candor that defied my tenure, to Fox’s millions of viewers across their many platforms.”

Leavitt, who hails from Atkinson, New Hampshire, moved back to the Granite State with her husband and two young children, a source familiar told CNN. The Fox News release also noted her move. The network agreed to build a studio in her home, the source added.

She formerly resided in the Naval Observatory in Washington with her family as press secretary.

Trump announced on August 12 that Leavitt was leaving the White House, and he has yet to name a replacement . The last press briefing was on September 3, led by Vice President JD Vance. When Leavitt was on maternity leave earlier in the year, Vance and other Cabinet officials hosted briefings on a rotating basis.

Trump told reporters at the White House on Thursday, “We have a lot of people who want that job. I would say many of them are right here,” pointing at Fox News correspondent Peter Doocy.

When asked who he’s looking for, Trump joked: “Maybe a guy like Peter.”

Leavitt said she left her role as press secretary to devote more time to her two young children, something she said was difficult to achieve in a top post at the White House.

She remains in the president’s orbit, however, working at the Trump-aligned MAGA Inc. super PAC. Leavitt recently spoke at the Republican midterm convention in Dallas and helped host the AI-powered America.gov website launch last week in DC. In recent weeks, Leavitt appeared on Fox News host Sean Hannity’s show and podcast.

Another former Trump White House press secretary, Kayleigh McEnany, joined Fox News after her tenure at the podium during the preisdent’s first term.

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前白宫新闻秘书卡罗琳·莱维特将于下个月加入福克斯新闻担任电视评论员，此前几周她辞去了之前的职务，以便有更多时间专注于家庭。

福克斯新闻在一份声明中表示，莱维特将在11月1日开始的新职位上“为福克斯旗下各平台提供政治分析和评论”。莱维特在福克斯提供的一份声明中补充说，她将“以我在任期间展现出的同样热情和坦率，带给福克斯旗下各平台上的数百万观众”。

据一位知情人士向CNN透露，来自新罕布什尔州阿特金森的莉维特已携丈夫和两个年幼的孩子搬回了花岗岩州（新罕布什尔州的别称）。福克斯新闻的新闻稿也提到了她的搬迁。该消息人士还补充说，福克斯新闻同意在她家中搭建一个演播室。

她曾担任新闻秘书，与家人一起居住在华盛顿的海军天文台。

特朗普于8月12日宣布莱维特将离开白宫，但他尚未任命继任者。最后一次新闻发布会是在9月3日，由副总统万斯主持。今年早些时候，莱维特休产假期间，万斯和其他内阁官员轮流主持新闻发布会。

周四，特朗普在白宫告诉记者：“有很多想做那份工作的人。我想说，他们中的很多人就在这里，”他指着福克斯新闻记者彼得·杜西说道。

当被问及他在寻找什么样的人时，特朗普开玩笑说：“也许是像彼得那样的人。”

莱维特表示，她辞去白宫新闻秘书一职是为了有更多时间陪伴她的两个年幼的孩子，她说，在白宫担任要职很难做到这一点。

然而，她仍然与总统保持密切联系，在与特朗普结盟的超级政治行动委员会“让美国再次伟大”（MAGA Inc.）工作。莱维特最近在达拉斯举行的共和党中期选举大会上发表了讲话，并于上周在华盛顿特区协助主持了人工智能驱动的美国政府网站America.gov的上线。最近几周，莱维特还出现在福克斯新闻主持人肖恩·汉尼提的节目和播客中。

另一位前特朗普白宫新闻秘书凯莉·麦克纳尼在总统第一任期结束后加入了福克斯新闻。