Donald Trump says Leavitt will remain "an influential voice within the Republican Party"

President Trump said White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will leave the administration at the end of August, citing her desire to spend more time with her small children. In a social media post, Trump said he understood her decision and indicated she would remain active in Republican politics in an outside advisory capacity before the midterm elections, describing her as an important party voice. Leavitt, the youngest press secretary in U.S. history, said the job had been rewarding but that she could not balance its demands with caring for her two young children. She previously worked as a Trump campaign spokesperson and ran unsuccessfully for a U.S. House seat in New Hampshire in 2022. Leavitt added that her political work would enter a new phase, without specifying details.