Donald Trump says departing Leavitt is "one of the best White House Press Secretaries"

President Trump announced Wednesday that Karoline Leavitt, his 28-year-old press secretary, will leave at the end of August. Trump, who chose her after the 2024 campaign, offered strong praise for her work. Leavitt said she wants more time with her young family; her second child was born in May. She will remain an outside communications adviser and party operative. Her tenure reshaped media coverage: the White House replaced the independent reporter rotation with journalists it selected and added a seat for podcasts and newer online outlets. Supporters cheered; press-freedom advocates objected. The exit leaves Trump without a trusted adviser before November's midterms. It also came as the Washington Post reported Trump was secretly moved to another plane in Turkey, over a reported assassination threat, while a decoy aircraft carried aides and journalists.