Shepard Smith said on his Friday show that after more than two decades at Fox News, he was stepping down as chief news anchor, and leaving the network. President Donald Trump reacts to Shepard Smith's departure from Fox News.

Smith's appearance Friday on "Shepard Smith Reporting… This afternoon Smith released a statement explaining that he is resigning from Fox News effective immediately. … Shepard Smith, a frequent critic of President Donald Trump who was accused of sexual assault by a man who claims he awoke to find Smith in the same bed with him with his tongue down his throat, is resigning from Fox News amid a growing feud between him and Tucker Carlson. Fox News chief news anchor Shepard Smith is leaving the conservative cable network after 23 years there, he announced Friday. Shepard Smith, Fox News veteran anchor and frequent Trump target, abruptly resigns from the network Smith has been at Fox News since its founding in 1996 and is one of its signature figures. Shepard Smith Signs New Multi-Year Deal With Fox News “Shepard Smith is an exemplary journalist whose skill in anchoring breaking news is unrivaled,” says Rupert Murdoch in a press release

Shepard Smith, one of Fox News' leading anchors and a frequent critic of President Donald Trump, abruptly stepped down from the network on Friday, departing with little explanation after 23 Fox News anchor Shepard Smith "He really does leave a gaping hole and it's a terrible loss," says former chief political correspondent Carl Cameron. Last month Shep Smith decided that he had simply had enough. Fox News anchor Shepard Smith (Fox News/via YouTube) Fox News Channel’s chief anchor, Shepard Smith, announced on air Friday that he would be resigning from his post after 23 years with the network. There’s no proof that Barr played a role in Shepard Smith’s Fox News departure Fox News anchor Shepard Smith announced Oct. 11 that he was stepping away from the network after 23 years. I can’t say I’m surprised. Fox News anchor Shepard Smith has signed onto a new multi-year contract with the network, the channel announced Thursday. Fox News Anchor Shepard Smith Resigns Effective Immediately; Trump Celebrates Fox News anchor Shepard Smith, who has regularly criticized President Trump, resigned effective immediately on Friday afternoon from his role as chief news anchor and managing editor of Fox News’ breaking news unit and anchor of “Shepard Smith Reporting.” NEW YORK (AP) — Even for Fox News' resident contrarian, it's been quite a week for Shepard Smith. Shep became unwatchable, barely containing his Trump hatred. Shepard Smith, the chief news anchor of Fox News and a sometime critic of U.S. President Donald Trump, abruptly quit the network on Friday after 23 years.