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Meghan McCain Leaves Fox News
The news, first reported by Variety, was confirmed by McCain on Twitter.
Meghan McCain is leaving Fox News, where she was a panelist on the show "Outnumbered." The news, first reported by Variety, was confirmed by McCain on Twitter.
"I'm leaving to focus on other things," she tweeted. "I have no doubt the show will continue to do well and wish all my friends and colleagues at the network nothing but success."
I’m so thankful to @FoxNews for the chance to be on @OutnumberedFNC but I’m leaving to focus on other things, I have no doubt the show will
— Meghan McCain (@MeghanMcCain) September 15, 2017
- continue to do well and wish all my friends and colleagues at the network nothing but success.
— Meghan McCain (@MeghanMcCain) September 15, 2017
McCain's father, Sen. John McCain, was diagnosed in July with an aggressive form of brain cancer. (For more local news, subscribe to the Phoenix Patch to receive daily newsletters and breaking news alerts).
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In a statement to Patch, Fox News — which hired McCain in 2015 — said it will miss her.
"Meghan has been a valuable part of Outnumbered and the FOX News team," the station said. "We're sad to see her go, but we wish her all the best."
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Before joining Fox, McCain, who describes herself as an Arizonan and a New Yorker, worked for The Daily Beast and MSNBC.
Photo of McCain with her father at the 2014 White House Correspondents' Dinner by Dimirtios Kambouris/Getty Images News/Getty Images
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