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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt to step down
NBC News • • general
Key Points:
- White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, the youngest to serve in the role and the first to have a child while serving, will leave the administration at the end of the month to spend more time with her family.
- President Trump announced Leavitt will become a top outside advisor and influential Republican voice as the party prepares for the midterm elections.
- Leavitt returned from maternity leave in July but decided to step down after feeling she could not balance the demands of the job with motherhood.
- During her maternity leave, no interim press secretary was named; various officials including Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio briefed the media instead.
- Leavitt’s 18-month tenure is the second-longest under Trump, and she is the fifth high-ranking woman to leave the administration this year, all replaced by men.
