White House press secretary and Trump adviser Karoline Leavitt to leave role
Summary
Karoline Leavitt, White House press secretary and adviser to President Donald Trump, will leave her role at the end of the month. She plans to focus more on her family and will work outside the White House as a communications adviser for Trump’s political movement ahead of the November midterm elections.Key Facts
- Karoline Leavitt has been White House press secretary since 2024 and was the youngest person appointed to this role.
- President Trump praised her as one of the best in the history of the office.
- Leavitt recently returned from maternity leave after having her second child in May.
- She will become an outside adviser helping with communications and party strategy for Trump’s "Make America Great Again" movement.
- During her time, the Trump administration changed how the White House handled media access, favoring selected journalists and new media formats like podcasts and newsletters.
- These changes received mixed reactions, with some applauding the adaptation to new media and others concerned about media fairness.
- Leavitt and communications director Steven Cheung worked together to shift the administration’s media approach.
- Her departure comes amid reports about Trump’s travel tactics at a NATO summit in Turkey.
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