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NEW DELHI: White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt will leave her post at the end of August to spend more time with her family, President Donald Trump announced on August 12.
Leavitt, one of Trump’s closest aides and most prominent public defenders, will continue serving as an outside adviser. Trump said she would also remain an influential Republican voice ahead of the midterm elections.
“Our wonderful White House Press Secretary, and one of my most trusted aides, Karoline 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!” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
“Karoline 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,” he said.
Trump did not immediately announce her successor.
The Wall Street Journal reported that White House counsel David Warrington was among the names being considered. It said White House staff members Will Scharf, Steven Cheung and Abigail Jackson were also being discussed.
Leavitt said serving as press secretary for the past year and a half had been “the honor and adventure of a lifetime”.
She thanked Trump for giving her opportunities to work in the West Wing, travel abroad, meet foreign leaders and speak on his behalf from the White House podium.
