Did Fox News Fire Maria Bartiromo or Not?

Matt Margolis : Sep 4, 2026
PJ Media

Since Thursday, news circulated that Fox News host Maria Bartiromo had been fired, with several scenarios presented as to perhaps why. However, on Friday, Maria's attorney released a statement that caused the situation to become an even bigger mystery.

[PJMedia.com] UPDATE [12:12 pm, Friday, Sept. 4]: Maria Bartiromo's attorney, Bryan Freedman, has issued a statement disputing reports that Bartiromo has been fired from Fox News: (Screengrab image: via Fox Business)

Statement from Bryan Freedman:

For many years, Maria Bartiromo hosted three number one rated television shows on Fox channels. She has been, without question, one of the hardest working journalists throughout her award winning career. 

The irresponsible reports that have been published stating that Maria Bartiromo was fired or is no longer an employee of Fox are absolutely and unequivocally false. Make no mistake, we have the receipts and witnesses and they will come out whether through the courthouse or otherwise. Those reporting her firing or the incredulous facts supporting that fiction have exhibited a complete and utter reckless disregard for the truth.

Bryan Freedman, Attorney for Maria Bartiromo

[ORIGINAL ARTICLE] Thursday afternoon, PJ Media reported that Maria Bartiromo was no longer employed at Fox News after more than 12 years on the air. The network's statement gave no hint as to why she and Fox parted ways.

"Effective today, Maria Bartiromo is no longer with Fox News Media," the statement read. "We thank Maria for her work over the last 12 1/2 years and wish her all the best on her next chapter."

Vague corporate language like that usually means somebody's hiding something. And now subsequent reporting reveals not only that Fox did indeed fire Bartiromo, but also the reason why.

According to a report from the media newsletter Status, Fox dismissed the longtime anchor after learning she had secretly told the White House that network bosses ordered staff not to cover President Donald Trump's July speech on election interference in the 2020 election.

Dylan Byers of Puck News reports the same thing, citing multiple sources.

NEW: The Maria Bartiromo backstory, per multiple sources familiar...

Maria Bartiromo wanted to pursue a story related to China and 2020 election voting conspiracies... a major sensitivity for the network given its Dominion and Smartmatic lawsuits.

A Fox Business executive sent...

— Dylan Byers (@DylanByers) September 3, 2026

He also reveals that Bartiromo was fired on August 9 and has since retained Bryan Freedman as her lawyer.

In the speech, Trump laid out a case that China had compromised voting machines, bribed American journalists, and run a fake ballot scheme designed to inflate Joe Biden's vote total in 2020. Trump also said the intelligence community had evidence the meddling was coming, then evidence that it happened, and buried both.

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Apparently, Fox News had other plans for how much of that story would get coverage. The network privately issued written guidance telling senior employees to steer coverage away from Trump's claims, and most of the staff fell in line.

Bartiromo didn't fall in line.

According to the story, when Trump or a White House aide asked her why Fox wasn't covering the story, she admitted her bosses had blocked it, then forwarded them the internal text message proving it. According to Status, handing over that confidential communication violated the terms of her employment agreement with Fox.

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