NEW YORK (AP) – Former Trump administration student Larry Kudlow is joining Fox News amid reports that a colleague, former White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany, will soon join him.
Fox announced on Tuesday that Kudlow, a former CNBC personality who served as director of the national economic council in the recently concluded Trump administration, will present a weekday program on the Fox Business Network and will be a commentator on all platforms from Fox.
Although former President Donald Trump has soured a bit with Fox in the last few months of his administration, the network remains popular with his fans.
Kudlow’s experience and “the intuitive presence in the air will add depth and insight to our business analytics programming,” said Suzanne Scott, CEO of Fox News Media.
Kudlow, in a statement, said Fox was one of the first news organizations to understand the importance of the relationship between Washington and Wall Street.
McEnany, Trump’s last press secretary, had worked on CNN before joining Trump.
In a public financial disclosure report filed with the United States Government Ethics Office, McEnany said he had an employment contract with Fox News, starting in January. The report was first published by the organization Citizens for Ethics.
McEnany signed the report, attesting to its veracity, on Jan. 12 – which would mean that she agreed to work for the news organization while still employed by the government as the person most responsible for spreading government news to the public.
Fox said on Tuesday that McEnany is not a Fox employee.
The network and McEnany had initial talks after the election, but put them on hold, according to someone familiar with the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity because the person was not allowed to discuss personal issues.
The person said Fox is open to hiring McEnany in the future.
McEnany did not immediately respond to messages asking for comments.
Fox announced on Sunday that one of McEnany’s predecessors as a White House press secretary in the Trump administration, Sarah Sanders, was quitting the network because she was running for the Arkansas government.