Trump announces Karoline Leavitt’s departure as White House press secretary

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced that White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt will leave her role at the end of August and become one of his top outside advisers.

“Our wonderful White House Press Secretary, and one of my most trusted aides, Karoline Leavitt, will be departing her role at the end of the month so she can spend more time with her beautiful young children and family, a decision I totally understand and respect,” Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social.

He said Leavitt would remain “an influential voice within the Republican Party” as the party works to “conclusively win the Midterm Elections.”

Leavitt, 28, became the youngest White House press secretary in US history when Trump named her to the post in November 2024.

She previously served as an assistant press secretary during Trump’s first term and as national press secretary for his 2024 campaign.

Leavitt began her maternity leave in late April and gave birth to her second child, a daughter named Viviana, on May 1, 2026. She and her husband, Nicholas Riccio, also have a son born in July 2024.