'The adventure of a lifetime': Karoline Leavitt steps down as Trump's White House press secretary after 585 days
Leavitt, who holds the record as the youngest person ever to serve in the role, departed after 585 days citing a desire for more time with her two young children.Leavitt told reporters the role demands a press secretary available "literally 24/7," a reality she said made stepping down inevitable after welcoming a baby girl named Viviana in May.
Karoline Leavitt, who at 29 became the youngest person ever to serve as White House press secretary, stepped down after 585 days in the role. She told reporters that her second child, born in May, had prompted her decision — she has a two-year-old son and a four-month-old daughter — and that the position's around-the-clock demands were no longer compatible with her family commitments. Trump announced she will join the MAGA Inc. super PAC and act as an outside adviser ahead of the November midterms.
ABC's 'The View' is pursuing Leavitt as a permanent panellist for its 30th season, with Trump and White House officials said to be supportive of the move — though no formal negotiations have started yet.
'There will never be another like him,' Leavitt told Fox & Friends in her final interview, calling Trump 'an understanding boss and a friend' who backed her when critics said she was too young.
