Trump Announces Resignation of Youngest White House Press Secretary

Sun Sep 06 2026 03:24:24 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

President Trump declares that White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt will step down at month end to focus on her family and children.

President Donald Trump has announced that White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt will leave her post at the end of the month. The 28‑year‑old, who returned from maternity leave last month, has said she will pursue a quieter life with her newborn daughter and two‑year‑old son. Trump labeled Leavitt one of his most trusted aides and said she will still serve as an ‘outside advisor’ and influential Republican voice. The precedent‑setting appointment as the youngest ever White House press secretary ended with the news that a replacement has not yet been named.

President Trump Announces Resignation of Youngest White House Press Secretary

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt will step down from her role at the end of the month, President Donald Trump announced on X. Leavitt, who began the post last year, has become the youngest person ever to hold the position.

In a social‑media post, Trump wrote: “I totally understand and respect Karoline’s decision to focus on her family. She will now be one of my top outside advisors, an influential voice within the Republican Party.”

Leavitt welcomed her second child—a baby girl—in May, and returned to the White House last month after maternity leave. In her post‑announcement feed, she reflected: “Being a mother while working in one of the most demanding jobs in the world has been the most rewarding yet challenging season of my life.” She added that she decided to depart to be the best mom she can for her two young children.

Leavitt’s career in White House communications has spanned several roles: assistant press secretary and speechwriter during Trump’s first term; communications director for New York Republican congresswoman Elise Stefanik; 2022 congressional candidate in New Hampshire; spokesperson for the pro‑Trump fundraising group Maga Inc; and national press secretary for Trump’s 2024 campaign.

It remains unclear who will replace Leavitt in an already “heavily‑shadowed” post; Trump’s statement of her future role as an outside advisor suggests the administration will keep her around in an influential capacity.