New York (CNN Business) The Fox Business Network announced on Friday that it had parted ways with Trish Regan, the conservative news host who ignited controversy earlier this month when she dismissed the coronavirus pandemic as a conspiracy to throw President Trump out of office.

"We thank her for her contributions to the network over the years and wish her continued success in her future endeavors," the network said in a statement to CNN Business. "We will continue our reduced live primetime schedule for the foreseeable future in an effort to allocate staff resources to continuous breaking news coverage on the Coronavirus crisis."

The news of her departure was first reported by NBC News.

Regan faced fierce criticism earlier this month when she described the coronavirus to her viewers as an "impeachment scam."

Regan claimed "many in the liberal media" were using the pandemic "in an attempt to demonize and destroy" Trump.

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