White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt to Step Down
President Trump announced on social media that Karoline Leavitt would step down as White House press secretary at the end of August 2026, citing her desire to spend more time with her family. Leavitt confirmed the news in her own social media post, calling it a "bittersweet decision." Coverage differed mainly in emphasis, with some outlets highlighting her record as the youngest press secretary in U.S. history and others focusing on Trump's subsequent comments about potential successors.
President Trump announced on social media on August 12, 2026, that Karoline Leavitt, his White House press secretary, would be leaving her post at the end of the month. Trump said Leavitt was departing to spend more time with her family. Leavitt, 28, confirmed her departure in her own social media post, describing it as a "bittersweet decision." She became the youngest person to serve as White House press secretary when she took the role in January 2025 at age 27. Leavitt had recently returned to the podium after maternity leave following the May 2026 birth of her second child, a daughter named Viviana. Trump indicated Leavitt would continue to serve as an outside adviser to the administration after her departure. In the days following the announcement, Trump told reporters at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland that he had received a large number of applications for the vacant position, though he declined to name a preferred candidate. He mentioned commentator Scott Jennings favorably when asked about possible replacements, without confirming any formal selection. As of the most recent reporting, no successor to Leavitt had been officially named. Leavitt is expected to leave the administration by the end of August 2026, and her future role as an outside adviser has not been further detailed. The scope and nature of that advisory position, along with the identity of her eventual replacement, remain unresolved.
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Karoline Leavitt exiting as White House press secretary
President Trump said Karoline Leavitt will be leaving her role to focus on her young family.
Read original report ↗Trump has mountain of Leavitt replacements, says Scott Jennings 'is good'
President Trump said Friday he's never seen so many job applications in his life in response to the opening created by Karoline Leavitt's decision to leave her post as White House press secretary. Asked by reporters at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland about whom he was considering to replace Leavitt, Trump declined to give a...
Read original report ↗White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt to step down
Leavitt, 28, is the youngest person to serve in the role. She will leave the Trump administration at the end of the month.
Read original report ↗Karoline Leavitt will step down as White House press secretary, Trump says
US president announced departure on social media, saying Leavitt was leaving to ‘spend more time’ with family US politics – live updates Karoline Leavitt will step down as White House press secretary at the end of August, Donald Trump announced. The US president revealed her departure on social media, saying Leavitt was leaving “so she can spend more time” with her family. The 28-year-old gave birth to a daughter, Viviana, in May, and returned from maternity leave last month. Continue reading...
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Leavitt became the youngest press secretary in the country's history when she took the job in January 2025 at age 27.
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The president said his press secretary was departing to spend more time with her family.
Read original report ↗Karoline Leavitt is leaving her role as Trump's White House press secretary
Leavitt called it a "bittersweet decision" in a social media post Wednesday shortly after President Donald Trump announced she would be stepping down. She recently returned to the White House podium after the birth of her second child, a daughter named Viviana, in May.
Read original report ↗Karoline Leavitt, Trump’s White House Press Secretary, Is Leaving the Role
President Trump said that Ms. Leavitt, who recently gave birth to her second child, would be leaving to spend time with her family.
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Karoline Leavitt will continue to be an outside adviser, Trump said
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