Who could potentially replace White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt?

The job requires managing a complex relationship with the media - as well Trump's high expectations.

Trump press secretary Karoline Leavitt to leave White House  USA Today

Welcome to a bonus edition of Washington Secrets. We have been hitting the phones since Donald Trump announced the departure of Karoline Leavitt yesterday, and we bring you everything we know about what the White House press shop will look like once she has left at the end of the month… EXCLUSIVE — Karoline Leavitt…

White House press briefings will be given by top officials — as they had been intermittently during Leavitt’s maternity leave — but names are being bandied about for a down-the-line permanent replacement

It looks like White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt was finally honest about something. In a lengthy statement on X Wednesday, Leavitt confirmed that she would be leaving the White House at the end of the month and included two photos of her with President Donald Trump. Soon after, the internet started claimin

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will leave the Trump administration at the end of the month to spend more time with her young family

Leavitt’s departure three months before midterms raises questions over who will communicate Trump’s messages as his approval rating falls to record low, says YouGov polling ICE’s plan to give officers electric shock gloves draws outrage and fears of misuse Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s plan to give officers glo

President Donald Trump is announcing Karoline Leavitt will be departing as White House Press Secretary at the end of August after more than a year and half on the job. NBC’s Garrett Haake reports for TODAY.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt has announced that she will leave the Trump administration at the end of August, saying she wants to devote more time to her young children.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt will depart her role later this month, a move that will deprive President Donald Trump of his top spokesperson less than three months until the November midterm elections. Bloomberg's Stephanie Baker reports. (Source: Bloomberg)

The White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is leaving her role after 20 months under president Donald Trump.

Jonathan Ernst/Reuters A shock name is considered the favorite to replace Karoline Leavitt as the next White House press secretary. MAGA political commentator Scott Jennings is the current frontrunner to take on the prominent role in Donald Trump’s administration, sources with knowledge of the situation told the Daily

The president said his press secretary was departing to spend more time with her family.

Karoline Leavitt has announced that she will be stepping down from her position as White House press secretary.

Karoline Leavitt announced she will step down as White House press secretary, surprising insiders who viewed her as a key figure for Trump's second term.

Why Karoline Leavitt might be impossible for Trump to replace  CNN

Who could replace Karoline Leavitt as Trump’s press secretary?  The Times

Karoline Leavitt will step down as White House press secretary at the end of August to focus on her family while remaining a senior outside advisor to Trump.

Youngest White House spokesperson outshone all four of her predecessors in the perilous role

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will step down from her position at the end of the month, President Donald Trump has announced.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, who will leave the administration to focus on her family at the end of the month, said Wednesday that serving as the president's chief spokeswoman "has been the honor and adventure of a lifetime."

Steven Cheung serves as the White House Communications Director for President Donald Trump.

Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, will leave the post to spend more time with her family, President Donald Trump said.

Karoline Leavitt announced Wednesday that she will leave her role as White House press secretary at the end of the month. CBS News' Ed O'Keefe has more on that and the latest on President Trump's secret plane switch.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt to Step Down  WSJ

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, youngest person to hold role, to leave at month’s end  Chicago Tribune

Karoline Leavitt, 28, is stepping down as White House Press Secretary at the end of the month, with Donald Trump praising her as "one of my most trusted aides" and confirming she will remain as a top outside adviser

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, the youngest person to hold the role, will leave at month’s end, U.S. President Donald Trump announced Wednesday.

"Serving as the White House Press Secretary over the past year and a half has been the honor and adventure of a lifetime," Leavitt said in a post on social media site X/Twitter.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt with her husband, Nicholas Riccio. Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File/AP Photo Karoline Leavitt, 28, is the youngest-ever White House press secretary. She worked for Kayleigh McEnany and Rep. Elise Stefanik before joining Donald Trump's 2024 campaign. She is married to 60-year-o

US president Donald Trump said she was “one of my most trusted aides” and would now act as one of his top outside advisors.

State of the Union: Leavitt is leaving to spend more time with her family, she said.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt resigns to become a senior advisor to President Trump. Learn more about her departure and new role.

Leavitt, one of the most visible advocates of Trump’s “Make America Great Again” movement, recently returned to work after taking leave following the birth of her second child.

Leavitt, 28, just recently returned to the White House after taking a brief leave for the birth of her second child in May.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt will step down at the end of the month, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday as he hailed her as "one of my most trusted aides."

She will leave her role at the end of the month, Trump said.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt (right) will leave her role to spend more time with her family, the US president says.

Trump said Leavitt will depart to spend more time with her family.

She just recently returned to the White House after taking a brief leave for the birth of her second child in May.

President Trump hailed Leavitt as 'one of my most trusted aides' as he announced she would step down at the end of the month.

President Trump hailed Leavitt as 'one of my most trusted aides' as he announced she would step down at the end of the month.

US President Donald Trump said White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt would depart her role at the end of the month to spend more time with her family.

The president wrote on Truth Social that Leavitt "will be departing her role at the end of the month so she can spend more time with her beautiful young children and family, a decision I totally understand and respect!"

U.S. President Donald Trump ‌said ​on Wednesday that ​White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt ‌would depart her role at the end ‌of the month to ​spend more time with her family.

U.S. President Donald Trump says in social media post that Leavitt was leaving to spend more time with her family

Karoline Leavitt Stepping Down As White House Press Secretary To Focus On Children  Forbes

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, youngest person to hold role, to leave at month's end  apnews.com

President Trump said that Ms. Leavitt, who recently gave birth to her second child, would be leaving to spend time with her family.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Steps Down  HuffPost

Donald Trump announced the departure of his press secretary on Wednesday in a post on Truth Social

Leavitt, who served Trump as a press aide during his first term in the White House, has been one of the most visible advocates of Trump’s “Make America Great Again” movement.

‘so she can spend more time with her beautiful young children and family’

Ms Leavitt just recently returned to the White House after taking a brief leave for the birth of her second child in May.

Leavitt, who at 28 is the youngest person ever to hold the role, just recently returned to the White House after taking a brief leave for the birth of her second child in May.

Karoline Leavitt plans to exit her role as White House press secretary at the end of the month, President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday. Leavitt is leaving to spend more time with her family,Trump said. She gave birth to a daughter in May. Trump posted on Truth Social, “Our wonderful White House Press Secretary,

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will leave her role at the end of the month to spend more time with her family, President Donald Trump announced.

Trump says press secretary Leavitt to leave job at month's end  Reuters

Karoline Leavitt will move into an outside advisory role, Donald Trump announced.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, youngest person to hold role, to leave at month's end  Toronto Star

President Trump announced via TruthSocial that White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will step down from her role at the end of the month to focus on her family.

Trump added that Leavitt would remain involved as one of his “top outside advisors”US president Donald Trump has announced that White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will leave her role at the end of August to spend more time with her family.In a post on Truth Social, Trump described Leavitt as “one of my most t

Karoline Leavitt will be stepping down from her role as White House press secretary, President Trump announced Wednesday in a Truth Social post. The big picture: Leavitt is leaving to spend more time with her family, the president said. Editor's note: This is a breaking news story and will be updated.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a press briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on July 16, 2026.Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty ImagesWhite House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt will leave that post by the end of August, President Donald Trump said on Wednesday.Lea

Donald Trump's press secretary will be departing her White House role, the US president has announced.

President Donald Trump has a new opening in his administration after White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced Wednesday that she will step down at the end of the month. Trump has not announced a successor, but traders are already betting on who will take over one of the White House’s most visible jobs. As