The Loyal Soldier: Steven Cheung Tipped to Replace Karoline Leavitt

Steven Cheung, the White House communications director, is among the leading candidates to replace Karoline Leavitt as White House press secretary, according to a New York Post report. Cheung has been with Trump since 2016 and is considered one of his closest advisers. Trump announced that Leavitt would leave her post at the end of the month to spend time with her family.

Steven Cheung, currently serving as the White House communications director, is among the leading candidates to replace Karoline Leavitt as White House press secretary, according to a report this morning (Thursday) in the New York Post. Cheung has previously taken on some of Leavitt's duties during her maternity leave. He was born in Sacramento to parents who emigrated from China, served as an intern in the office of former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, and managed political campaigns. Since 2016, he has been in the inner circle of Donald Trump's closest advisers, who gave him the nickname 'Luca Brasi' after the loyal soldier in 'The Godfather.' Trump announced last night that Leavitt would leave her post at the end of the month, after she asked to step down to spend time with her family. Trump praised her as a 'true leader' and noted she would continue as a senior external adviser. Leavitt, 29, began her political career in Trump's first term as a speechwriter and deputy press secretary.