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Trump’s press secretary Karoline Leavitt to step down at month’s end
Trump’s press secretary Karoline Leavitt to step down at month’s end
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…
The Story in Brief
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.
The Indian Opinion
Commentators are calling the departure of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, and several other senior women from the Trump administration, a crisis or a pattern of silencing women. But her own statement, carried by The Hindu, says she cannot be the best mother to two young children while doing the job. That is an honest, personal reason, not a scandal. The real test will come when Trump names the next press secretary: if he again picks a woman, the 'pattern' talk looks hollow. If he picks a man, the question becomes fair.
Sources (4): ndtv.com, thehindu.com, livemint.com, ndtv.com (2)
This story was synthesised by AI from the 4 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 4 sources.
