Karoline Leavitt Steps Down as Press Secretary | Monroe Louisiana News

Monroe Louisiana News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 28, 2026 · 1m

Karoline Leavitt is stepping down as White House Press Secretary after a whirlwind 20-month tenure, during which she became the youngest ever to hold the role at just 27. She confirmed President Trump will pick her successor — someone he fully trusts — and offered her guidance for the next appointee. Leavitt credits Trump with teaching her media savvy, calling him a “pro” who mastered press relations long before she was born. Her time in office was punctuated by major personal milestones: the birth of her first child just before returning from an assassination attempt on the President…