Donald Trump says "will be departing her role" as press secretary Karoline Leavitt exits

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Karoline Leavitt will step down as White House press secretary at the end of August, explaining that he understood and supported her decision to focus on her young children and family. Trump, who described her as one of his most trusted aides, said she would keep advising him from outside and remain active in Republican politics heading into midterm elections now less than three months away. Leavitt confirmed the departure, calling it bittersweet and saying she could not give her two small children the care they deserve while holding such a demanding job. She made history as the youngest press secretary ever and the first pregnant woman in the role, recently returning from maternity leave. No successor has been announced.