Karoline Leavitt says she will join Fox News as a paid pundit on Nov. 1

Karoline Leavitt, who left her role as President Trump's White House press secretary in August, said on HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher that she will start as a paid Fox News pundit, meaning an on-air commentator, on Nov. 1. She made the remarks in an interview broadcast October 23, 2026. Variety reported it.