Updated April 24, 2026, 6:34 p.m. ET
- Karoline Leavitt introduced in December she was anticipating a baby lady to arrive in May.
- On April 24, she mentioned it could be her final press gaggle for a whereas, as ‘I’m about prepared to have a baby any minute.’
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt bid farewell to reporters on April 24 as she prepares to go on maternity leave.
“This will likely be my last gaggle for some time. As you can see,” she mentioned, glancing down at herself, “I’m about ready to have a baby any minute, so I will see you guys very soon.”
Leavitt, 28, introduced shortly after Christmas that she was having a baby lady, her second youngster, due in May. She additionally mentioned she would see the reporters at White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on April 25.
“I do know you will be in superb fingers with my group right here on the White House, and I do know all of you have the president’s phone number personally,” she joked. Reporting final month from The Atlantic discovered President Donald Trump‘s telephone quantity was traded amongst journalists, and Semafor referred to as it “the worst-kept secret in Washington.”
When is Karoline Leavitt due?
Leavitt introduced she was having a baby lady due in May in an Instagram put up.
“I’m additionally extraordinarily grateful to President Trump and our Chief of Staff Susie Wiles for his or her help, and for fostering a pro-family surroundings within the White House,” she mentioned within the December put up.
Leavitt is one in every of Trump’s most seen advisers and the youngest White House press secretary ever. She labored as a marketing campaign spokesperson for Trump and gave beginning to her first youngster throughout the marketing campaign on July 10, 2024. She mentioned returning to the job simply 4 days after giving beginning on “The Megyn Kelly Show” in February 2025, saying, “(The July 13, 2024, assassination attempt) kind of threw me right back to work much sooner than I would have probably expected or hoped.”
It is unclear how lengthy Leavitt can be out on go away, however she is predicted to return to the rostrum as she advised reporters on April 24, “see you guys very soon.” In the meantime, nobody will take over for Leavitt, however moderately, varied administration officers will fill in on the lectern to temporary the press. Politico reported that it might embody Cabinet members, Vice President JD Vance, and even Trump himself.
Contributing: Zac Anderson, Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY
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