

3 min readUpdated: Aug 13, 2026 07:37 AM IST
US Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has announced her resignation from the White House role. The youngest White House press secretary said she will quit her role at the end of this month to spend more time with her family.
The decision was first announced by US President Donald Trump, who said Leavitt has been “a real leader” in the White House. The US President, however, said she would remain a senior advisor.
“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! 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,” Trump announced on his social media platform.
28-year-old Leavitt, the youngest person to hold the role, also served as a press aide during Trump’s first term and has been one of the most visible advocates of his “Make America Great Again” movement.
Leavitt called the move a “bittersweet decision” in a social media post shortly after Trump’s Truth Social post.
Serving as the White House Press Secretary over the past year and a half has been the honor and adventure of a lifetime. I am incredibly grateful to President Trump for granting me so many extraordinary opportunities, such as working in the West Wing and spending countless hours… https://t.co/4jyW61DGGh pic.twitter.com/xny1yccuBn
— Karoline Leavitt (@karolineleavitt) August 12, 2026
“Serving as the White House Press Secretary over the past year and a half has been the honor and adventure of a lifetime. I am incredibly grateful to President Trump for granting me so many extraordinary opportunities, such as working in the West Wing and spending countless hours in the Oval Office, flying around the world and meeting foreign leaders, and traveling across our beautiful country and meeting Americans from all walks of life,” Leavitt said in a social media post.
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