Origin: Trump announces Karoline Leavitt will leave White House
President Donald Trump announced that White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will leave her position at the end of August. Leavitt, who is 28 years old, has served in this role throughout Trump's second term.
Leavitt stated that her decision to step down was motivated by a desire to spend more time with her young children. This announcement comes less than a month after she returned from maternity leave.
Her departure has surprised some colleagues within the administration, indicating that the decision may not have been widely anticipated. Leavitt described her choice as a 'bittersweet decision' in a social media post.
As the youngest press secretary in U.S. history, Leavitt's exit creates a vacancy that the administration will need to fill. There has been no announcement yet regarding her potential replacement or the timeline for that process.
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