{"id":2643807,"date":"2026-08-12T18:14:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T22:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heres-who-could-replace-white-house-press-secretary-karoline-leavitt\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T18:17:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T22:17:46","slug":"heres-who-could-replace-white-house-press-secretary-karoline-leavitt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heres-who-could-replace-white-house-press-secretary-karoline-leavitt\/","title":{"rendered":"Here&#8217;s who could replace White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fheres-who-could-replace-white-house-press-secretary-karoline-leavitt%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2643807&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald trump announced that White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will depart at the end of the month, prompting speculation about her potential successor. even though Trump has previously opted not to replace her during maternity leave, there are four unconfirmed candidates considered likely options. Thes include Anna Kelly, the White House principal deputy press secretary who has become more prominent in media appearances; Kingsley Wilson, the Department of War&#8217;s youngest press secretary with prior roles in Trump\u2019s campaigns; Sean Parnell, a top public affairs adviser overseeing the War Department\u2019s media relations; and Alina Habba, a former acting U.S.Attorney for New Jersey and Trump&#8217;s legal spokeswoman. Each candidate brings different backgrounds and experience, but no official decision has been announced yet.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"4\">Donald Trump\u2019s<\/a> announcement that <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"8767\">White House <\/a>press secretary <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/karoline-leavitt\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"11685\">Karoline Leavitt<\/a> is departing the administration at the end of the month has sparked speculation regarding a possible replacement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although Trump could decide to do something nontraditional and not replace Leavitt, as the White House did not replace her during her maternity leave this summer, here is a list of four possible, but unconfirmed, competitors for the role:<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4685362\/here-is-who-could-replace-white-house-press-secretary-karoline-leavitt\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Here\u2019s who could replace White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4684930\/cabinet-official-air-force-one-decoy\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Several Cabinet officials stayed behind on Air Force One decoy during Trump ruse: Report<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4685155\/karoline-leavitt-to-depart-white-house\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Karoline Leavitt to depart White House<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt points to a reporter to ask a question in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, March 30, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; data-large-file=&#8221;https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2026\/08\/localimages\/AP26224711397436.jpg?w=696&#8243; &#8220;https:><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt points to a reporter to ask a question in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, March 30, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-anna-kelly\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Anna Kelly<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">White House principal deputy press secretary Anna Kelly is Leavitt\u2019s second in command.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kelly, 29, has represented the White House increasingly on television and radio, particularly as her foreign policy communications portfolio has dominated news headlines.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kelly, a former beauty queen, served as a spokeswoman for Trump\u2019s 2024 presidential campaign before joining the White House. She previously worked for the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican-national-committee\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"2059\">Republican National Committee <\/a>and Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-WI).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt arrives to speak with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Tuesday, April 8, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; data-large-file=&#8221;https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/AP25098620025873.webp?w=696&#8243; &#8220;https:><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt arrives to speak with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Tuesday, April 8, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-kingsley-wilson\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kingsley Wilson<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kingsley Wilson has served as the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-defense\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"335\">Department of War<\/a>\u2018s press secretary since May 2025. She previously had stints at the Center for Renewing America, social media platform GETTR, and Trump\u2019s 2020 campaign.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wilson was the youngest War Department press secretary at the time of her appointment at the age of 26.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Her father is Steve Cortes, a former Trump adviser and 2016 and 2020 campaign spokesman.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-sean-parnell\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sean Parnell<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">Pennsylvania Republican congressional candidate Sean Parnell poses for photos ahead of a campaign rally with President Donald Trump Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020 in Moon Township, Pa. (AP Photo\/Keith Srakocic)<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; data-image-caption=&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Pennsylvania Republican congressional candidate Sean Parnell poses for photos ahead of a campaign rally with President Donald Trump Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020 in Moon Township, Pa. (AP Photo\/Keith Srakocic)<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; data-large-file=&#8221;https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2026\/08\/localimages\/AP20266761152015.jpg?w=696&#8243; height=&#8221;683&#8243; width=&#8221;1024&#8243; &#8220;https:><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pennsylvania Republican congressional candidate Sean Parnell poses for photos ahead of a campaign rally with President Donald Trump Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020 in Moon Township, Pa. (AP Photo\/Keith Srakocic)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sean Parnell, Wilson\u2019s boss at the War Department, is War Secretary <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pete-hegseth\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"1991\">Pete Hegseth<\/a>\u2018s top public affairs adviser.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The combat veteran and former congressional candidate has overseen the overhaul of the War Department\u2019s relationship with reporters. The revamp hasn\u2019t been without controversy, however, with Pentagon reporters claiming they\u2019ve been compelled to sign agreements they will not publish classified information in exchange for access to the building.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4682038\/trump-will-scharf-counsel-potential-democratic-investigations\/\"><strong>TRUMP INSTALLS LOYALIST WILL SCHARF AS WHITE HOUSE COUNSEL AHEAD OF POTENTIAL DEMOCRATIC INVESTIGATION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-alina-habba\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Alina Habba<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">Alina Habba speaks after being sworn in as interim US Attorney General for New Jersey, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, on March 28, 2025. (Pool File via AP)<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; data-large-file=&#8221;https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/alina-habba-new-jersey-us-attorney.webp?w=696&#8243; &#8220;https:><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Alina Habba speaks after being sworn in as interim US Attorney General for New Jersey, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, on March 28, 2025. (Pool File via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alina Habba is Trump\u2019s former acting U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey. She was also the president\u2019s counselor at the start of his second term. Before joining the administration, Habba was an assertive legal spokeswoman for Trump during his legal battles.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A one-time MAGA Inc. adviser, Habba is among the top bets on Kalshi\u2019s prediction market as a possible replacement for Leavitt.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump&#8217;s announcement sparks speculation on Leavitt&#8217;s replacement<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2652,"featured_media":2643808,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26224711397436.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[5045,32435,5894,33384,32127],"class_list":["post-2643807","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-government","tag-karoline-leavitt","tag-politics","tag-press-secretary","tag-white-house"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26224711397436.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2643807","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2652"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2643807"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2643807\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2643810,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2643807\/revisions\/2643810"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2643808"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2643807"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2643807"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2643807"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}