Maria Bartiromo Says ‘More to Come’ In First Comments Since Fox Exit

Former Fox News anchor Maria Bartiromo has spoken publicly for the first time since her abrupt departure from the network, thanking supporters for their messages while hinting that a significant announcement may be ahead.

The longtime Fox Business and Fox News host posted Sunday after Fox News Media announced on September 3 that she was leaving the company following more than 12 years.

“Thank you to all friends & followers for your amazing words,” Bartiromo wrote on X alongside a photograph showing a rainbow breaking through the clouds.

“I am so grateful for the outpouring of love on SM & texts. I love you all,” she added before closing with a tantalizing message: “More to come.”

Bartiromo did not disclose what led to her departure or identify her next professional move.

Fox News Media announced the separation in a brief statement one week earlier.

“Effective today, Maria Bartiromo is no longer with FOX News Media,” the company said. “We thank Maria for her work over the last 12½ years and wish her all the best on her next chapter.”

The network provided no specific reason for the decision.

Fox subsequently characterized the move as a “business decision,” according to The Washington Post, but did not elaborate.

Bartiromo’s attorney, Bryan Freedman, has strongly challenged reports describing her departure as a firing.

“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,” Freedman said after the network’s announcement.

The attorney also suggested that evidence supporting Bartiromo’s account could eventually be disclosed, saying her legal team possesses “the receipts and witnesses.”

Fox, meanwhile, continues to stand behind its official statement that Bartiromo is no longer part of Fox News Media.

The network has already restructured her programs.

“Mornings with Maria,” Bartiromo’s weekday show on Fox Business, has been renamed “Mornings with FOX Business” and is currently being presented by rotating anchors.

“Maria Bartiromo’s Wall Street” has become “FBN’s Wall Street.” Former Republican Rep. Jason Chaffetz initially assumed hosting duties on “Sunday Morning Futures,” with Fox saying it would name a permanent replacement later.

Bartiromo joined Fox in 2014 after approximately two decades at CNBC, where she established herself as one of the most prominent figures in financial journalism.

She also made television history as the first journalist to broadcast live regularly from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.

During her tenure at Fox, Bartiromo became a major presence across the company’s business and news operations. She hosted three programs and frequently interviewed President Donald Trump, senior administration officials and some of the country’s most influential business leaders.

President Trump praised Bartiromo after Fox announced her departure.

“I can’t believe Maria Bartiromo is no longer going to have her great show(s) on FoxNews/Business,” Trump wrote on Truth Social, describing her as a “total professional” and predicting that viewers would be unhappy with the decision.

Vice President JD Vance also expressed admiration for Bartiromo while acknowledging that he did not know what led to the separation.

“I love Maria. I think she’s an amazing person, an amazing talent,” Vance said.

Media reports have presented competing accounts of what happened behind the scenes.

Multiple outlets reported that Fox executives became concerned after internal editorial guidance concerning coverage of a July speech by President Trump reached the White House.

Bartiromo has not publicly commented on those allegations, and Fox has not said that the reported incident caused her departure.

White House adviser Peter Navarro later acknowledged that Bartiromo sent him a screenshot of internal Fox guidance and that he subsequently forwarded it to White House officials.

Navarro has maintained that Bartiromo was treated unfairly. Fox has not publicly confirmed his version of events.

For now, the precise circumstances surrounding the separation remain disputed. Fox says Bartiromo is gone, her attorney rejects reports that she was fired, and Bartiromo herself is promising there is “More to come.”

After more than three decades as one of financial television’s most recognizable voices, her brief message suggests that her next chapter may begin sooner rather than later.