Um, White House press secretary Caroline
Levit has one of the most important
microphones in the world. But after
welcoming her second child, she has
decided to focus on something even more
important than her job, her two children
and her husband. President Trump praised
Levit as one of the best White House
press secretaries ever and that he
totally respects her decision while
noting she will now serve as one of his
top adviserss. the youngest to ever hold
the title of White House press
secretary, explained her decision on X,
posting, "Being a mother and welcoming a
new baby while working in one of the
most demanding jobs in the world has
been the most rewarding yet challenging
season of my life, to say the least. The
truth is, since returning to the White
House after the birth of my daughter, I
have felt in my heart that I cannot be
the best mom to my two young children
that they deserve while devoting the
constant time, energy, and attention
required of the White House press
secretary. And that is why I have
ultimately made the bittersweet decision
to depart the White House and embark on
a new chapter in my life. Well, no
shortage of wishes for Caroline Levit
with Vice President JD Vance, chief of
staff Susie Wilds, and Erica Kirk
praising her work as press secretary and
as also a mom. Your thoughts, Kennedy?
>> Uh, that's an incredibly tough decision
for a woman as accomplished as Caroline
Levit. Uh, because, you know, she's one
of those press secretaries who has the
president's ear. She is actually in the
room when those discussions are had and
when the decisions are made. And that's
because of her competence and you know
her her just inexpressable ability to do
the job she has done so well. Having
said that, you know, we've had newborns
and it is so demanding and you cannot
possibly uh give out the energy that is
required for both those jobs. And I know
it must have been a very difficult
costbenefit analysis for her and her
heart and her family won. And that is
truly for her the best case scenario
because she leaves with so much
goodwill, you know, at the absolute peak
of her career thus far. And you know,
whenever she decides to get back onto
the carousel, which is one of the
elements of anxiety that new moms have,
you know, if I stay home, will I be able
to go back? And she most certainly will.
And we also have to create a culture
where women feel safe to take time off
to be with their children for a number
of years. So, God bless her for making
that decision.
>> I love that. And a lot of women across
this country struggle with this decision
to your point. I mean, that is the
hardest decision to leave, especially if
it's a great job. God bless anybody that
wants to be press secretary at the White
House in any administration. Uh our our
colleague Kayie Mcinady, Dana Pino, I
mean, God bless them for taking on that
role. It's tough. At the same time, you
know, working moms across the country
always have to take that gamble if they
decide they want to be home with their
kids. And what an amazing commitment to
your children. Uh, the good news is
Caroline Levit is young and she can come
back and I can tell you multiple stories
of women that took a time maybe they
took a year, two years, five years away
from a job, be home with your kids,
especially when they're young because
you don't get that time back as you all
know because you're parents and you
know, but then to go back and say,
"Okay, I'm going to I'm going to
re-enter the workforce." It is not easy.
It is a risk. But I do applaud Caroline
Lever for making that decision and it
must have been hard for her to do so.
>> Marcus,
>> well, talent doesn't have Excuse
[clears throat] me. talent doesn't have
an expiration date. So, she'll be
equally as talented. And as a as a only
child boy, I love the fact that my mom
worked two jobs. And yes, I didn't get
to see her as much, but there are
financial requirements that people have
to be able to do that. She has the
blessings of being able to make that
choice. There are a lot of working moms
out there that want to do that that
juggle and balance and have to still
make a living and pay for their kids. I
think this really is something that
employers should pay attention to and I
think employers should actually
encourage people to find the balance in
their life and if you are as talented as
I know you are, your spot's going to be
here and in the interim we're going to
find ways for you to keep busy even if
you want to work part-time and I think
this administration handled it with
class and I think a lot of employers
need to do the same.
>> I have some thoughts on that but I want
to go to Emily first. I it reflects to
me in the response exactly what this
administration has said that they stood
for and with that we know they have
which is support for mothers and
prioritizing the family and the fact
that she is being sent off with such
incredible immeasurable support by
everyone. Um, this just is another
example of how this administration walks
the walk. And we know that in policy,
right, for the with the first Trump
administration, they set policies in
place for working mothers and new
mothers so that they would have the
benefits that they deserve. Um, I I of
course her t she is incredible. She is
the most brilliant, articulate person,
no notes, half my age. I'm like, "Oh my
gosh, bottle that [laughter] up and
smell it, sister." Um, so yes, I think
her future is just as bright as she is
and just as bright as her newborn is. I
tell you what, hire a working mother.
Hire a mom. Talk about multitasking.
It's so true. It is. It is a skill set
that
>> do more than hire.
>> I mean,
>> let them run your business.
>> There you go.
>> Let them run your business. I find them
to be the best leaders in the businesses
I'm involved in.
>> I love it doesn't have an expiration
date because everybody knows I was 40
and you know when you step away from
your career at that point, you have with
God's blessings built something big and
I have and to step away at that point
was hard. But you do you kind of you
can't do everything. So you step back
and you keep that prayer up. And
Caroline Levit is amazing at keeping
connected. I don't know how she does it.
There isn't a journalist who says, "Oh,
I can't get Caroline Levit. I can't get
her to respond." She keeps going. And so
when she gets ready to re-engage, it's
going to be amazing.
>> And the and the young lady who's the
manager of your local grocery store has
the same level of talent using a
different path. Yep. And so I think this
is about celebrating people's choices
and embracing them and telling them it's
it's not the season's not over. There's
always tomorrow.
>> Also, I won't I'm going to miss her
every day obviously, but she is still
serving as an adviser to the president.
So, we all get to benefit from her
brilliance still as it trickles and
filters through the administration. So,
>> and so does the president for that.
Amazing. [laughter]
>> We're beneficiaries.
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