{"id":2644295,"date":"2026-08-13T10:09:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T14:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-she-left-details-of-karoline-leavitts-not-so-abrupt-departure-and-just-how-much-trump-adores-her\/"},"modified":"2026-08-13T10:10:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T14:10:58","slug":"why-she-left-details-of-karoline-leavitts-not-so-abrupt-departure-and-just-how-much-trump-adores-her","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-she-left-details-of-karoline-leavitts-not-so-abrupt-departure-and-just-how-much-trump-adores-her\/","title":{"rendered":"Why She Left: Details of Karoline Leavitt&#8217;s (Not So) Abrupt Departure and Just How Much Trump Adores Her"},"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\">36<\/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%2Fwhy-she-left-details-of-karoline-leavitts-not-so-abrupt-departure-and-just-how-much-trump-adores-her%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=2644295&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>The article discusses the recent resignation of Karoline Leavitt, who served as the White House Press secretary under President donald Trump. Her departure was announced after months of internal discussions, largely influenced by the challenges of balancing her demanding role with motherhood, particularly after giving birth to her second child. Leavitt, who was notably the youngest person ever to hold the position at age 28, faced notable stress upon returning to work after maternity leave, which contributed to her decision to step down. President Trump publicly praised her leadership and indicated that she would remain an influential advisor within the Republican Party. the resignation has sparked speculation and criticism from opponents, with some suggesting there might be underlying reasons or a potential cover-up, especially after a leaked video appeared to show her in a tense exchange with Trump. her decision reflects the personal and professional pressures faced by individuals in high-profile political roles during a tumultuous political climate.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The announcement\u00a0that rocked Washington on Wednesday was actually months in the making.<\/p>\n<p>When White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt published a post on social media to declare her resignation from the Trump administration, it was a culmination of conversations that had been going on at least since Leavitt gave birth to her second child in May, according to the U.K.\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/news\/article-16048333\/karoline-leavitt-quit-press-secretary-white-house-trump.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Mail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Faced with a choice between the demanding jobs of motherhood or White House mouthpiece, Leavitt finally made her decision.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a very stressful job to do with her children. She never got any sleep, and she didn\u2019t want her performance to slip either, so she decided to stay as long as she could and do the job well,\u201d one source told the Daily Mail, a British publication that puts major emphasis on covering the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe president did everything he could to keep her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/117084211457388624\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announcement<\/a> of Leavitt\u2019s departure made it clear how strongly he feels about her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKaroline 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. Karoline has been one of the best White House Press Secretaries in the History of the Office,\u201d Trump wrote on the  platform. \u201cThank you, Karoline, for a job well done!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Politics being politics in the Age of Trump Hatred, leftists are already buzzing with the idea that there\u2019s a \u201ccover up\u201d going on.<\/p>\n<p>One account on the social medial platform X with more than 1 million followers noted with apparent sarcasm that Leavitt is leaving to \u201cspend more time with family.\u201d (That\u2019s almost always a euphemism for politicians or business leaders looking for a way <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2006\/12\/23\/business\/23family.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">out of a hot seat<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udea8 BREAKING: Trump announced Karoline Leavitt\u2019s departure to \u201cspend more time with family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a LEAKED video from last night, she looks visibly isolated during a tense Marine One exchange with Trump and another woman.<\/p>\n<p>\u200bHours later, she\u2019s out.<\/p>\n<p>Is the WH covering up something? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jX4zrfIOnm\">pic.twitter.com\/jX4zrfIOnm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CALL TO ACTIVISM (@CalltoActivism) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CalltoActivism\/status\/2087662212777156752?\">August 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  Named White House press secretary when Trump returned to the White House in January 2025, Leavitt, who is 28, was the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/white-house-reporter-immediately-notices-big-difference-karoline-leavitt-conducts-press-briefing-compared-kjp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">youngest person<\/a> ever to fill the post.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, she already <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/karoline-leavitt-becomes-first-ever-pregnant-white-house-press-secretary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">had a son<\/a>, Niko, who was born July 10, 2024, while Leavitt was serving as a spokeswoman for Trump\u2019s presidential campaign. (She married Niko\u2019s father, real estate developer Nicholas Riccio, the same month she took the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-white-house-press-secretary-karine-jean-pierres-partner-is-cnn-correspondent\/\" title=\"New ... Karine Jean-Pierre...s Partner Is CNN Correspondent\">press secretary job<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p>She took only a four-day leave after the first birth, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/08\/12\/politics\/karoline-leavitt-leaving-white-house\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN noted<\/a> on Wednesday. Her first day back to work after giving birth was the day after Trump came within a hair\u2019s breadth of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/update-strange-findings-dhs-investigators-release-report-secret-service-failures-butler-assassination-attempt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">being assassinated<\/a> in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13.<\/p>\n<p>Juggling one child and a pregnancy with a White House career was one thing. Two children were apparently too much for Leavitt to give both jobs the attention they deserve \u2014 and she knew it.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Daily Mail, one source said she had been considering resigning while still on maternity leave after the May <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/karoline-leavitt-announces-birth-second-baby\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">birth of her daughter<\/a>, Viviana.<\/p>\n<p>Trump, however, was also signaling how much he wanted her back at the White House podium, dealing with the White House press corps <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/karoline-leavitt-tore-legacy-media-new-one-politico-ran-wildly-misleading-headline-trump-speech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in her trademark way<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo doubt one of the hardest decisions of her life so far,\u201d the source said.<\/p>\n<p>After Leavitt\u2019s return to work, the stress soon showed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2018First week back she realized she wasn\u2019t feeling it anymore,\u201d the Daily Mail quoted another source as saying. \u201cTrump really didn\u2019t want her to leave as he actually trusts her and doesn\u2019t like having to deal with new people in his circle when he wants to focus on getting stuff done in his time left in office.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The publication quoted yet another source saying Leavitt\u2019s mind was made up.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe was just trying to figure out how to politely step down with his [Trump\u2019s] blessing,\u201d the source said.<\/p>\n<p>Judging by Trump\u2019s  announcement, she has that in spades.<\/p>\n<p>Trump called her decision one \u201cI totally understand and respect!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And he made it clear that he would still be relying on the young mother.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKaroline 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,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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