{"id":6448,"date":"2026-08-12T20:11:39","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T20:11:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=6448"},"modified":"2026-08-12T20:11:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T20:11:39","slug":"karoline-leavitt-leaving-white-house-press-secretary-job-shortly-after-returning-from-maternity-leave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=6448","title":{"rendered":"Karoline Leavitt leaving White House press secretary job, shortly after returning from maternity leave"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>WASHINGTON \u2014 White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is departing her post at the end of August to spend more time with her family, President Trump announced.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=6446\">Lindsay Clancy erupts into sobs, yells as medical examiner testifies about autopsy of her daughter: \u2018I can\u2019t do it!\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Leavitt, 28, a mother of two and the youngest ever White House press secretary, gave birth to her second child in May and had officially just returned from maternity leave last month.<\/p>\n<p>Trump, 80, hailed her as \u201cone of my most trusted aides.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKaroline will now be one of my top outside advisors, and an influential voice within the Republican Party, as we work to defy History, and conclusively win the Midterm Elections,\u201d Trump posted on Truth Social.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=6444\">Shoulder-fired missile threat prompted Trump\u2019s Turkey plane switch: report<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cKaroline has been a real leader in the White House, and has done a phenomenal job fighting for Justice, Liberty, and Freedom, since 2018, including our Historic Re-Election Campaign of 2024,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKaroline has been one of the best White House Press Secretaries in the History of the Office.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=6442\">Ex- Southern Poverty Law Center finance officer arrested over $1.2M in payments to white supremacist groups<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>This is a developing story. 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