{"id":2644934,"date":"2026-08-14T08:01:59","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T12:01:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/karoline-leavitt-trumps-happy-warrior\/"},"modified":"2026-08-14T08:04:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T12:04:44","slug":"karoline-leavitt-trumps-happy-warrior","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/karoline-leavitt-trumps-happy-warrior\/","title":{"rendered":"Karoline Leavitt, Trump&#8217;s happy warrior"},"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\">10<\/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%2Fkaroline-leavitt-trumps-happy-warrior%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=2644934&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>Karoline Leavitt, the outgoing White house press secretary under Donald Trump, was a strong supporter of the President and communicated with a friendly MAGA message, despite occasional combative exchanges with reporters, notably from media outlets like CNN. She was notably the youngest press secretary ever and maintained a positive, smiling demeanor even as Trump&#8217;s approval ratings declined amid geopolitical tensions, including the Iran conflict.<\/p>\n<p>leavitt\u2019s tenure was relatively controversy-free, contrasting with earlier administrations such as Sean Spicer&#8217;s rocky start and Kayleigh McEnany&#8217;s more combative style. Her predecessor,Karine Jean-Pierre under Joe Biden,often appeared less agreeable during tough press briefings,and her later book tour received mixed reviews. Leavitt&#8217;s departure has been quietly managed, with the White House not immediately replacing her with another press secretary, instead opting for cabinet officials like JD Vance and Marco Rubio to speak at the podium. <\/p>\n<p>Her husband,Stephen Miller,a prominent and intense Trump aide,shares her political background,but Leavitt&#8217;s approach was notably lighter. As Trump&#8217;s political future is uncertain, and Democratic victories loom, the atmosphere within his circle remains tense but also marked by a sense of camaraderie among some staff members.Leavitt expressed gratitude for her role and the team\u2019s cohesion, highlighting her positive experience in the White house.  <\/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\">Outgoing <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\/\">White House <\/a>press secretary <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/karoline-leavitt\/\">Karoline Leavitt<\/a> was a full-throated defender of President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> at the podium, but she typically served up the MAGA message with a smile.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That\u2019s not to say the 28-year-old\u2019s briefings weren\u2019t combative, especially as she mixed it up with reporters from some of Trump\u2019s least favorite media outlets, including one <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/kaitlancollins?lang=en\">top CNN journalist<\/a> whose visage is a frequent subject of presidential commentary.<\/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\/4687119\/karoline-leavitt-trump-happy-warrior\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Karoline Leavitt, Trump\u2019s happy warrior<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4686941\/jd-vance-goal-no-1-iran-war-lower-gas-prices\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Vance says \u2018goal No. 1\u2019 of Iran war is to lower gas prices<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4686318\/leavitt-ran-podium-like-a-navy-seal-joe-concha\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Leavitt ran the podium \u2018like a Navy SEAL\u2019: Joe Concha<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But while <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/sarah-huckabee-sanders\/\">Sarah Huckabee Sanders<\/a> rode her tenure as a first-term Trump press secretary all the way to the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/arkansas\/\">Arkansas<\/a> governor\u2019s mansion, once inhabited by her father, she often didn\u2019t look like she was having a good time in the briefings.<\/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\">Trump\u2019s first press secretary, Sean Spicer, was a seasoned Republican communications professional. He got off on the wrong foot with the White House press corps almost immediately over inaugural crowd sizes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kayleigh McEnany was an effective communicator, but she relied heavily on her briefing book and held the job during a particularly tough stretch of Trump\u2019s first term. Reporters complained she lectured them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anthony Scaramucci gave just one press briefing during his famously brief tenure as White House communications director in the first Trump administration. Stephanie Grisham held none during her nine-month stint as press secretary during Trump 1.0.<\/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\">Leavitt\u2019s immediate predecessor, former President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\">Joe Biden<\/a>\u2019s top spokeswoman <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/karine-jean-pierre\/\">Karine Jean-Pierre<\/a>, did not appear to enjoy difficult exchanges with reporters at all. She frequently became flustered during tough briefings. When she published a book about her time in the White House after the Biden administration was over, many Democratic operatives retroactively, if usually anonymously, panned her performance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Politico<\/em> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/10\/29\/karine-jean-pierre-book-backlash-00626014\">published a story<\/a> calling Jean-Pierre\u2019s 2025 book tour \u201cnon-stop cringe.\u201d The outlet reported, \u201cJean-Pierre\u2019s difficulty in media interviews, many noted, were reminiscent of her unsteady, muddled responses over 2.5 years at the briefing room lectern.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Either way, Jean-Pierre rarely radiated joy while answering reporter questions. And while her predecessor, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jen-psaki\/\">Jen Psaki<\/a>, had the advantage of being press secretary while Biden was at the peak of his popularity in office, Leavitt remained a grinning presence as Trump\u2019s job approval ratings slid below 40% and the country went to war with Iran.<\/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 youngest press secretary ever didn\u2019t spark any major controversies despite speaking for a controversial president. (The closest was probably calling some Gen Zers \u201clazy.\u201d) When she was on maternity leave, the White House didn\u2019t bother to audition any possible candidates to replace her, and they <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/4685939\/trump-karoline-leavitt-replacement-lined-up-white-house-press-operation\/\">may not do so now<\/a> that she is departing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Leavitt\u2019s place at the podium were Cabinet officials, highlighted by Vice President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\">JD Vance<\/a> and Secretary of State <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marco-rubio\/\">Marco Rubio<\/a>. These are people who are talked about as future presidential candidates, not future press secretaries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Leavitt\u2019s tenure isn\u2019t the only example of the Trump team laughing in the face of political danger weeks out from what figures to be a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2026-election\/\">tough midterm election<\/a> with narrow Republican congressional majorities on the line. Shortly before it was announced that Leavitt was leaving, onetime communications director to former Vice President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-pence\/\">Mike Pence<\/a>, Katie Miller, dropped a podcast with Rubio and his wife. The interview, like most of her podcasts, was full of laughs. Their exchanges on Pop-Tarts and the Rubios\u2019 disagreements about scheduling went viral.<\/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\">Her husband, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/stephen-miller\/\">Stephen Miller<\/a>, is a longtime Trump aide and the deputy White House chief of staff. He is also a leading messenger for the president, but his delivery and overall approach are quite a bit more intense, though he is probably having fun in his own way.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Stephen Miller style has been common among Trump\u2019s army of pugilists seeking to pummel what they perennially describe as \u201cfake news.\u201d Trump himself has been known to lose his temper with reporters, sometimes insulting them to their faces in harshly personal terms. MAGA is frequently described as an angry political movement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Leavitt delivered Stephen Milleresque lines, but with a markedly lighter touch.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If Democrats win in November, presumably it won\u2019t be all fun and games at the Trump White House. Aides and officials won\u2019t be yukking it up as they are subpoenaed, dragged before congressional committees, investigated, and preparing for a third impeachment attempt. Eyes will inevitably turn toward 2028 and the future, even within the administration.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There has always been an us-vs.-them mentality within Trump\u2019s orbit, Trumpworld against the world. But there has been less infighting within the team the second time around as even among prospective rivals, friendships have been forged by fire. Publicly, at least, Leavitt\u2019s resignation was greeted by an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/cbs12.com\/news\/nation-world\/trump-administration-rallies-around-karoline-leavitt-as-she-prepares-to-depart-role-donald-trump-white-house-press-secretary-family-marco-rubio-jd-vance-susie-wiles-brooke-rollins-howard-lutnick-truth-social-republican-dan-scavino-stephen-miller\">outpouring of affection<\/a> by virtually the whole <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\">Trump administration<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI love my job and I thank God every morning when I walk through the front door of the West Wing for this blessing and opportunity,\u201d she told Miranda Devine\u2019s podcast last year. \u201cAnd we have an amazing team. Most of us worked together on the campaign, which is unusual. I think we all sort of came into with a battle rhythm already of how to fight and message and win.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/4685939\/trump-karoline-leavitt-replacement-lined-up-white-house-press-operation\/\">TRUMP HAS HIS KAROLINE LEAVITT REPLACEMENT LINED UP AS HE RETOOLS WHITE HOUSE PRESS OPERATION<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s really been an amazing team with very little drama,\u201d she added. \u201cWhich is very unusual if you ever watched the <em>West Wing<\/em> series.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now on to the next episode.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karoline Leavitt defended Trump with a smile at briefings<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2659,"featured_media":2644935,"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\/04\/AP26117632160149.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32435,5894,3634],"class_list":["post-2644934","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-karoline-leavitt","tag-politics","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP26117632160149.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2644934","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\/2659"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2644934"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2644934\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2644939,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2644934\/revisions\/2644939"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2644935"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2644934"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2644934"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2644934"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}