White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt to leave job at month's end, Trump says

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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt to leave job at month's end, Trump says. (2026, August 14). CBC News. https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/karoline-leavitt-leaving-white-house-9.7305045?cmp=rss

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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, 28, will leave her role at the end of the month, according to President Donald Trump. Leavitt was appointed to the position in 2022 and is one of the youngest people to hold the job. She will become an outside communications adviser for Trump's "Make America Great Again" movement after leaving the White House. Leavitt has said she wants to spend more time with her young children, whom she recently returned from maternity leave for.
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Story summary

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is leaving her role at the end of the month, a move that will leave President Donald Trump without one of his most trusted advisers ahead of the November midterm elections. Leavitt will be 28 years old when she departs, making her the youngest person to hold the position. She has been in the job for over a year and a half, where she transformed the administration's posture towards the media by implementing a new system that hand-picks which journalists receive access to the president. The change was met with both praise and criticism from free press advocates, who argue that it undermines the independence of the White House Correspondents' Association. Trump praised Leavitt as "one of the best White House Press Secretaries in the History of the Office" and described her role at the White House as "the honor and adventure of a lifetime." Leavitt will be taking on an outside communications adviser role, where she will help shape the future contours of Trump's "Make America Great Again" movement.

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“Both articles report on Karoline Leavitt's departure as White House press secretary at the end of August”
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“Both articles report on White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt leaving her job at the end of the month, announced by President Trump on the same day.”
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31%
5 of 16 hedged ("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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The Trump administration U.S. White House White House Correspondents' Association the White House

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Trump PERSON · 11× Leavitt PERSON · 8× White House ORG · 5× Karoline PERSON · 2× Karoline Leavitt PERSON · 2× The Trump administration ORG · 2× the White House ORG · 2× Donald Trump PERSON · 1× Harrison Fields PERSON · 1× U.S. GPE · 1×

Narrative

"She's someone who not only spoke Trump fluently, she knew how to feed the media beast in a cunning, audacious and successful way that, most importantly, played to her audience: the president." In her year and a half on the job, Leavitt and White House communications director Steven Cheung transformed the administration's posture toward the media — in ways that some of Trump's allies cheered and free press advocates criticized. The Trump administration began hand-picking which journalists receive access to the president, jettisoning the long-running system set up by the independent White House Correspondents' Association.
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🔮 White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt to leave job at month's end, Trump says Leavitt says job has been the 'adventure of a lifetime' White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will leave her role at the end of the month, U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday, leaving the president without one of his most trusted advisers ahead of November's midterm elections.

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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt to leave job at month's end, Trump says Leavitt says job has been the 'adventure of a lifetime' White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will leave her role at the end of the month, U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday, leaving the president without one of his most trusted advisers ahead of November's midterm elections. asserted
Trump → leave → elections
Leavitt will be an outside communications adviser and party operative shaping the future contours of Trump's "Make America Great Again" movement, she and Trump said in statements. asserted
she → shape → statements
In a social media post, Leavitt, 28, said she aimed to spend more time with her young children. asserted
she → say → children
She gave birth to a daughter, her second child, in May and recently returned from maternity leave. uncertain
She → give → leave
"Karoline 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," Trump said in a social media post, calling Leavitt "one of the best White House Press Secretaries in the History of the Office." asserted
Trump → do → Office
Leavitt called her role at the White House "the honor and adventure of a lifetime." asserted
Leavitt → call → lifetime
Leavitt joined Trump's 2024 campaign and served as transition spokesperson before Trump selected her to be White House press secretary. asserted
Trump → join → her
She was the youngest person to be appointed to the role. asserted
She → appoint → role
Trump did not outline plans for who might replace her in the high-profile job. uncertain
who → outline → job
Leavitt 'spoke Trump fluently' asserted
Leavitt → speak → Trump
"Few could or will ever compare to Karoline," said Harrison Fields, Trump's former principal deputy press secretary. uncertain
Fields → compare → Karoline
"She's someone who not only spoke Trump fluently, she knew how to feed the media beast in a cunning, audacious and successful way that, most importantly, played to her audience: the president." In her year and a half on the job, Leavitt and White House communications director Steven Cheung transformed the administration's posture toward the media — in ways that some of Trump's allies cheered and free press advocates criticized. The Trump administration began hand-picking which journalists receive access to the president, jettisoning the long-running system set up by the independent White House Correspondents' Association. asserted
journalists → speak → Association
The press pool was traditionally a rotation chosen by the industry group to ensure media outlets had uniform access to the president and could relay his activities to the public and to other journalists who could not attend smaller gatherings. uncertain
who → choose → gatherings
As part of that process, the Trump administration press office created a special "new media" seat in the briefing room that gave podcasts, newsletters and fledgling digital outlets a more prominent role in covering the presidency. asserted
that → create → presidency
Some press advocates hailed the move as a recognition of the changing media landscape. asserted
advocates → hail → landscape
Others criticized it as a lever the administration could use to reward outlets whose coverage it saw as favourable. uncertain
it → criticize → coverage
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