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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will leave her role at the end of the month. Pres. Trump said that she is leaving to spend more time with her family. Levitt gave birth to her daughter and 2nd child on May 1.
Leavitt is a New Hampshire native who became the youngest White House press secretary in U.S. history when she took office in January 2025 at age 27.
She graduated from Saint Anselm College in 2019, where she studied politics and communication and attended on an athletic scholarship, playing softball. While in college, she interned at Fox News and in the White House Office of Presidential Correspondence.
After graduating, Leavitt joined the first Trump administration and eventually became an assistant White House press secretary under Kayleigh McEnany. After Trump left office, she became communications director for Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York.
In 2022, Leavitt ran for Congress in New Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District. She won the Republican nomination but lost the general election to Democratic Rep. Chris Pappas. She subsequently became national press secretary for Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign and, following Trump’s victory, was selected as White House press secretary.
Leavitt was born August 24, 1997, making her 28 as of August 2026. She is married to real-estate developer Nicholas Riccio, and they have two children.
Leavitt is Trump-esque in being brash and abrupt to the press corp but a loyal supporter to Pres. Trump.
While on maternity leave, the press conferences were conducted by committee, including cabinet members and even the Vice President JD Vance. I would assume someone would be appointed to the position.
This article was written by Greg Michalowski at investinglive.com.
