CNN’s senior White House correspondent Kayla Tausche is jumping ship from the sinking network — just two years after her highly-publicized hiring, according to a report.
Tausche, who was poached from CNBC, did not provide a reason for her decision to leave in a goodbye note obtained by Status .
“I’m off to chase the next big story,” the 38-year-old journalist wrote to colleagues.
Neither Tausche nor CNN returned requests for comment.
Tausche left CNBC after serving as senior White House correspondent and anchor, reporting on the Biden administration. She had also co-hosted CNBC’s 2020 election night coverage and inauguration, as well as the first Trump administration.
From 2014 to 2017, she co-hosted CNBC’s Squawk Alley. She joined the Comcast-owned financial network in 2011.
CNN, which lags far behind Fox and left-leaning rival MSNBC in the ratings, touted Tausche’s strong journalism background when she was hired.
The Atlanta native “brings a background rich in economic, technology, and foreign policy that will bolster CNN’s coverage of these vital areas as President Biden seeks to win reelection in 2024,” CNN said in a statement at the time.
Earlier this year, the network announced additional members to the White House team to cover the Trump administration.
CNN appointed Kaitlan Collins as chief White House correspondent. Collins added that role and continued anchoring her primetime show “The Source.” The bigger role has put Collins front and center and often in the president’s crosshairs.
The network also promoted a handful of correspondents to the White House beat, as part of the change in the administration.
On Thursday, parent company Warner Bros. Discovery said it was considering splitting off its cable properties to offset mounting losses from cord-cutting.