Karoline Leavitt Leaves White House Press Secretary Post at 29 for Family Time
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Updated · The Washington Post · Aug 27
Karoline Leavitt Leaves White House Press Secretary Post at 29 for Family Time
3 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Aug 27
Summary
Karoline Leavitt held her expected final West Wing press gaggle on Thursday, ending her run as White House press secretary and telling reporters she would miss working with them.
The 29-year-old said she chose to step down after a two-month maternity leave this spring following the May birth of her second child, saying working motherhood required sacrifices.
Leavitt will stay in Trump’s orbit as an outside adviser through the MAGA Inc. super PAC, where she worked before joining Trump’s 2024 campaign.
Trump has not picked a successor, and advisers signaled no immediate replacement may be named; Cabinet officials and other senior aides are expected to handle briefings in the interim.
Leavitt, who became the youngest White House press secretary at 27, said she would advise her successor and joked that Trump is the administration’s real press secretary.