White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt leaves position to spend time with family

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will leave her role at the end of the month, President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday. Leavitt, 28, cited a desire to spend more time with her young children. She will become an outside communications adviser and party operative shaping the future of Trump's 'Make America Great Again' movement. Leavitt was the youngest person ever to hold the role.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will leave her role at the end of the month, President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday. Leavitt, 28, said she aims to spend more time with her young children, having recently returned from maternity leave after giving birth to her second child in May. She will become an outside communications adviser and party operative shaping the future of Trump's 'Make America Great Again' movement. Trump praised Leavitt as 'one of the best White House Press Secretaries in the History of the Office.' Leavitt was the youngest person ever appointed to the role. Her tenure, totaling approximately 19 months, falls within the modern pattern for the demanding position. During her time, she and communications director Steven Cheung transformed the administration's media posture, including handpicking journalists and creating a 'new media' seat in the briefing room, moves that drew both praise and criticism.