Fox News parts ways with Maria Bartiromo

Fox News has parted ways with longtime anchor Maria Bartiromo, a vocal defender of President Donald Trump who hosted several financial news shows.

Fox News said Thursday that it had parted ways with longtime anchor Maria Bartiromo, a vocal defender of President Donald Trump who hosted several financial news shows.

“We thank Maria for her work over the lasts 12½ years and wish her all the best on her next chapter,” a spokesperson said in a statement that did not elaborate further.

Bartiromo has been Fox Business Network’s global markets editor since joining it in 2014. She hosted “Mornings with Maria” and “Maria Bartiromo’s Wall Street” on Fox Business, while also anchoring “Sunday Morning Futures,” a business-focused show on Fox News Channel.

Bartiromo joined Fox from CNBC, where she hosted one of the network’s highest-profile programs, “Closing Bell,” and was the first person to report live from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.

Bartiromo’s departure was “effective today,” said the Fox spokesperson.