Karoline Leavitt to step down as White House press secretary at end of month

Leavitt, 28, is the youngest person to serve in the role. She will leave the Trump administration at the end of the month.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will leave the administration at the end of the month after having served in the role since the beginning of President Donald Trump’s second term.

Trump announced Wednesday that Leavitt, 28, the youngest White House press secretary in history, is set to step down to “spend more time with her beautiful young children and family.”

“Karoline will now be one of my top outside advisors, and an influential voice within the Republican Party, as we work to defy History, and conclusively win the Midterm Elections,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks with reporters at the White House on July 23.Julia Demaree Nikhinson / AP fileLeavitt, who gave birth to her second child in May, making her the first White House press secretary to have a child while serving in the role, confirmed her departure in a statement on X.

She said being called “press secretary” has been “the honor and adventure of a lifetime,” adding that since she had her second child, she “felt in my heart that I cannot be the best mom my two young children deserve while devoting the constant time, energy, and attention required of the White House Press Secretary.”