On Thursday, news broke that beloved news anchor Maria Bartiromo was out at FOX News and FOX Business Network.
Maria has been a trusted morning anchor at FOX Media for over 12 years.
The morning star reporter was noticeably absent from her time slot for weeks.
As Cristina Laila reported earlier, FOX News Media released a statement on her departure.
Last night, there were reports that Maria was “fired” after FOX Media nixed her segment on election fraud in the 2020 election.
Veteran investigative journalist and Just the News founder John Solomon reported Friday that claims Bartiromo was “fired” by Fox News are not true.
According to Solomon, Bartiromo will not return to the air but remains under contract and will continue receiving compensation through 2029.
The reports that @MariaBartiromo Bartiromo was “fired“ are not true. She remains under contract with Fox News and receiving her pay until 2029. She has been removed from air and won’t return. But she continues to remain with Fox at present under the pay or play provision of a…
— John Solomon (@jsolomonReports) September 4, 2026
Bartiromo’s attorney, Bryan Freedman, also issued a blistering denial of reports that the veteran anchor had been fired.
“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 told TheWrap.
Freedman warned that Bartiromo’s team has “the receipts and witnesses” to support its position and suggested the evidence could emerge in court.
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What we are hearing: Multiple reports, citing people familiar with the matter, said the trigger was that she shared confidential internal Fox guidance with the Trump White House. After President Trump’s July 2026 speech containing election-related claims, Fox executives instructed staff not to give those claims airtime. Bartiromo reportedly passed that directive (described in some accounts as a text message) to White House officials. Fox treated the disclosure as a violation of her employment agreement. She had not appeared on air since August 9. (Read more: The Gateway Pundit, 9/4/2026) (Archive)
And now the enemy’s media proxy is taking center stage.
The “Big Lie” was that the 2020 election was legitimate and the most secure election in history.
It is still the enemy’s biggest fear.
They know that if the 2020 election is proven to be stolen, a whole lot of people are going to go to prison.
And EVERYTHING will change.
It will destroy the democrat party and ruin FOX News election coverage propaganda and their bullshit polls.
It’s coming and Maria Bartiromo’s suspension is going to help focus the American people on our fraudulent election system.
The case is being made daily to the public, that our ENTIRE election system is unconstitutional and a threat to “national security.”
The table is being set for an “emergency declaration” to transform and safeguard the election system in every state.
And now the enemy’s media proxy is taking center stage.
The “Big Lie” was that the 2020 election was legitimate and the most secure election in history.
It is still the enemy’s biggest fear.
They know that if the 2020 election is proven to be stolen, a whole lot of people are… https://t.co/o0cH0Dt2mM
— JoeLange (@JoeLange) September 5, 2026