Fox News Media on Thursday abruptly ousted one of its most well-known hosts and anchors, Maria Bartiromo, without providing an explanation.

“Effective today, Maria Bartiromo is no longer with FOX News Media,” the network said in a press release, adding in a statement: “We thank Maria for her work over the last 12 and a half years and wish her all the best on her next chapter.”

She is one of the busiest anchors for the company, hosting a three-hour weekday morning show for the Fox Business Network and the Sunday morning Fox News show Sunday Morning Futures.

But Bartiromo has been off the air since early August, with no reason given for her departure, an absence that had skirted the attention of the press.

Bartiromo, who distinguished herself as a financial journalist for CNBC as “the money hunny” in the 1990s, had in recent years became known primarily for her fervent support for Donald Trump.

Bartiromo was a prominent part of two separate defamation lawsuits against Fox News Media owing to the network’s coverage of the 2020 presidential election. One of those lawsuits, filed by Dominion Voting Systems, was settled in April 2023, while another case filed by Smartmatic remains ongoing.

It’s unclear whether Bartiromo might be considered for a job in the Trump administration, as some of her fellow colleagues have been. Last spring, Bartiromo and her fellow Fox News host Laura Ingraham were appointed to the board of the Kennedy Center.

“Everyone is wondering if she’s going to the administration or whether it was the Smartmatic lawsuit,” said one Fox News Media employee who was not authorized to comment.

The network said on Thursday that Bartiromo’s daily Fox Business Network show will be called Mornings with FOX Business and will have rotating anchors for the time being. The network also said that her Sunday morning show on Fox News will be hosted this weekend by Jason Chaffetz, a contributor and former congressman, and a new host will be announced at a later date.