Heather Nauert
Popular "Fox & Friends" co-host Heather Nauert has accepted a position as spokeswoman for the State Department, according to a weekend report by Bloomberg.
While not yet formally announced by the department or Secretary Rex Tillerson, Bloomberg cited two sources who asked not to be identified.
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Nauert has been with Fox News and local New York City affiliate Fox 5 for most of the past 20 years, serving since 2012 as news anchor for "Fox & News." She worked for two years for ABC News from 2005-2007.
Donald Trump had been a regular guest on the morning show prior to announcing his candidacy, and once gave the program partial credit for helping start his 2016 presidential campaign.
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"You have treated me very fairly and I appreciate it," Trump told the hosts of "Fox & Friends" in a February interview. "I've been a friend of your show for a long time ... Remember those call-ins, right?" Trump asked. "Maybe without those call-ins, somebody else is sitting here."
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The move will mean a pay cut for Nauert, who reportedly earned $500,000 a year at Fox. Her new boss, Tillerson, receives a salary of $205,700.
The department, criticized for having suspended daily press briefings, is expected to benefit from Nauert's expertise and to improve its public relations.
