American politician-diplomat Mike Huckabee has gone viral for his statement in the wake of his former colleague Maria Bartiromo’s exit from Fox News. In his September 2 tweet, Huckabee used both male and female pronouns to refer to Bartiromo:“I just saw that @MariaBartiromo has left @FoxBusiness @FoxNews & so sad to hear. The smartest, hardest-working journalist & absolutely a class act. It was an honor to work with him/her and later to be a guest on a show always worth watching.”Maria Bartiromo, who is married to Jonathan Steinberg, uses she/her pronouns. After netizens pointed out the typo, Mike Huckabee, who has served as the United States Ambassador to Israel since 2025, posted a clarification:“Thanks for catching the ‘him/her’ line! I was typing while riding in a vehicle on a bumpy street, but have NO idea how that came out! Aside from my clumsy typo mistake, I still love @MariaBartiromo & will always have total respect for HER. Just HER, no ‘him’ involved!”In a follow-up tweet, Huckabee added:“Amazing what @X followers notice! I/me sent/posted on X/Twitter abt my friend/fmr colleague @MariaBartiromo; it was NOT AI, but the post read him/her (auto-type?) & I/me was in a car/vehicle on a bad/bumpy st. The error/mistake was totally me/mine. The message is that @MariaBartiromo is a terrific person/professional!”Maria Bartiromo has yet to address Mike Huckabee’s typo. It remains unclear whether she resigned or the network fired her, although rumors hint towards the latter. Meanwhile, Fox released a brief statement:“We thank Maria for her work over the last 12 ½ years and wish her all the best on her next chapter.”All you need to know about Maria Bartiromo’s personal lifeMaria Bartiromo met her future husband in 1990 after her college graduation. The couple tied the knot at the Steinberg family home in Quogue, New York, in June 1999.Jonathan “Jono” Steinberg is the son of billionaire financier/businessman Saul Steinberg and his first wife Barbara Herzog. He is the founder and CEO of the asset management/ETF firm WisdomTree.According to his bio on the company website, Jono also founded Individual Investor Group, Inc. and served as its Chairman and CEO before joining WisdomTree.Between 1998 and 2004, Maria Bartiromo’s husband served as the Editor-in-Chief of two magazines, Ticker and Individual Investor.Jonathan Steinberg attended The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and also worked as an analyst in the Mergers & Acquisitions department at Bear Stearns & Co. at the start of his career. He wrote the nonfiction book Midas Investing in 1996.In a 2015 interview with The New York Times, Maria Bartiromo’s husband shared:“I always saw myself running a publicly traded financial services company. I am the product of my father — doing exactly what I expected to be doing.”Speaking with ADWEEK in 2012, the former Fox journalist explained why she and her husband didn’t have any children:“I believe that right now, I'm happy. I have been happy. I hope I don't have regrets for not having children at some point. I'll be honest in telling you that. I have no idea at some point if I will. But at this moment in time, I feel good about the choices that I made.”In June 2025, Jonathan Steinberg marked his 26th wedding anniversary via X. He posted a photo with his wife and wrote in the caption:“26 years ago today, I married the love of my life. I couldn’t imagine this journey without her. Happy anniversary, @MariaBartiromo! Here’s to many more.”The reason behind Bartiromo’s departure remains undisclosed. She has been a longtime favorite reporter of Donald Trump and even sparked a rumor that she would replace Karoline Leavitt as the White House Press Secretary.Vanity Fair’s Washington Correspondent Aidan McLaughlin claimed on X that Maria Bartiromo did not leave Fox News for a “job in the Trump admin,” as per her sources.