Karoline Leavitt reveals post-White House plans on final trip as press secretary
Key Points:
- Karoline Leavitt took her final trip as White House press secretary on Air Force One with President Trump to a South Carolina midterm rally, announcing she will leave the role at the end of the month.
- The youngest White House press secretary in history, Leavitt, 29, plans to join MAGA Inc., the pro-Trump political action committee, and will accompany Trump to the GOP midterm convention in Dallas.
- Leavitt decided to step down shortly after the birth of her second child in May and will take a brief vacation before starting her new position in Washington, D.C.
- President Trump expressed that he will miss Leavitt and mentioned potential candidates for her replacement, including conservative commentator Scott Jennings and longtime aide Margo Martin.
- The search for a new White House press secretary remains ongoing and open, according to senior administration officials.