Trump says press secretary Leavitt to leave job at month's end

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt holds a press briefing at the White House in Washington, July 23. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Leavitt will depart her role at the end of the month.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt holds a press briefing at the White House in Washington, July 23. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Leavitt will depart her role at the end of the month. (Jonathan Ernst, Reuters)


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WASHINGTON — ​President Donald Trump said on ​Wednesday that White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt would depart ‌her role at the end of the month ⁠to spend ​more time with ⁠her family.

"Serving as the White ‌House Press ‌Secretary over the past year and ⁠a half ⁠has been the honor and adventure of a lifetime," Leavitt said in a post on social media site X.

"Karoline will now be ‌one of my ​top outside advisors, and an influential voice within the Republican Party, as we work to defy History, and conclusively win the Midterm Elections," Trump said in a ​post on Truth Social.

Leavitt joined ‌Trump's 2024 ‌campaign ⁠and served as transition spokeswoman before Trump selected her to be White House press secretary, making her the ‌youngest person to ​be appointed to ‌the role.

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