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Updated · NBC News · Aug 21
Karoline Leavitt, 28, Joins Trump Super PAC MAGA Inc. After 18 Months as Press Secretary
Updated
Updated · NBC News · Aug 21

Karoline Leavitt, 28, Joins Trump Super PAC MAGA Inc. After 18 Months as Press Secretary

3 articles · Updated · NBC News · Aug 21

Summary

  • Karoline Leavitt said Friday she will return to Trump’s super PAC MAGA Inc. after leaving the White House, though she did not specify her new title.
  • Friday’s trip to South Carolina for a rally backing Sen. Darline Graham was her last as press secretary, but she said she will be back for the Republican National Committee’s Sept. 9-10 midterm convention.
  • Leavitt announced her White House exit on Aug. 12, saying the job’s demands made it hard to be the mother her two young children need; Trump said she would remain a top outside adviser.
  • At 28, Leavitt became the youngest White House press secretary in history and leaves after 18 months, making her Trump’s second-longest-serving press secretary after Sarah Huckabee Sanders.

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