# Trump’s press secretary Karoline Leavitt to step down at month’s end 2026-08-12T23:21:26+00:00 | World & Diplomacy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 3 independent outlets White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, the youngest person to hold the role at 28, will leave her job at the end of August 2026, President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday. Trump called her one of his most trusted aides in a social media post. Leavitt returned to work only recently after taking leave for the birth of her second child in May. Leavitt said in her own post that she felt she could not be the best mother to her two young children while devoting the time required by the job. She will become a top outside adviser and remain an influential Republican voice ahead of the midterm elections, Trump said. LiveMint notes that Leavitt's exit, unlike several earlier departures of senior women officials in the Trump administration, is not linked to a firing, scandal or internal dispute. ## Coverage - ndtv.com - thehindu.com - livemint.com - ndtv.com Tags: Donald Trump, female officials, Karoline Leavitt, midterm elections, US administration, White House press secretary Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/white-house-press-secretary-karoline-leavitt-to-leave-at-months-end/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/white-house-press-secretary-karoline-leavitt-to-leave-at-months-end/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.