Fox News Hires Conservative Influencer Brett Cooper To Join Network

Fox News hired conservative influencer Brett Cooper to join their network as a contributor, the network announced on Wednesday.

Cooper signs on to the network several months after she parted ways with The Daily Wire and is set to make her first debut on “The Will Cain Show” on Wednesday, Fox News announced in a press release. In her new role, the conservative commentator will “provide cultural, social, and political commentary” all across the network’s platforms.

The 23-year-old hosted the Daily Wire’s podcast, “The Comments Section,” from January 2022 until December 2024, which she now hosts independently. She announced her exit from The Daily Wire in December 2024 without pinpointing to an exact reason, though she assured her fans that she had not been fired.

Since departing from the outlet, Cooper’s personal YouTube channel has maintained 1.58 million subscribers, where she uploads videos of herself discussing 🏛️Politics, pop culture, current events and other aspects of life from a young person’s perspective. She launched her own podcast, “The Brett Cooper Show,” in January 2025 where covers a wide range of topics.

Fox News has hired a slew of young influencers to its network, including former college athlete Riley Gaines and Tomi Lahren, at a time when most millennial and Generation Z individuals do not tune into cable news. The average age of a Fox News viewer currently stands at 69 years old, while the average viewer of MSNBC and CNN are 70 and 67 years of age, according