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Updated · Yahoo! Voices · Aug 22
Karoline Leavitt, 28, Resigns as White House Press Secretary and Becomes Trump Adviser
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Updated · Yahoo! Voices · Aug 22

Karoline Leavitt, 28, Resigns as White House Press Secretary and Becomes Trump Adviser

3 articles · Updated · Yahoo! Voices · Aug 22

Summary

  • Karoline Leavitt said she will leave the White House at the end of the month after the birth of her second child, saying the job’s round-the-clock demands conflicted with family life.
  • Trump said the 28-year-old will remain in his orbit as a top outside adviser and an influential Republican voice, while Leavitt told reporters her family plans to stay in Washington.
  • MAGA Inc. is expected to be her next formal base; Leavitt previously worked there as a spokeswoman before becoming the administration’s press secretary.
  • A recent Joint Base Andrews appearance alongside Trump underscored that her title is changing, but her public role in Trump’s political operation is not disappearing.

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