1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:02,080 Um, White House press secretary Caroline 2 00:00:02,080 --> 00:00:03,760 Levit has one of the most important 3 00:00:03,760 --> 00:00:05,440 microphones in the world. But after 4 00:00:05,440 --> 00:00:07,359 welcoming her second child, she has 5 00:00:07,359 --> 00:00:09,599 decided to focus on something even more 6 00:00:09,599 --> 00:00:12,080 important than her job, her two children 7 00:00:12,080 --> 00:00:14,400 and her husband. President Trump praised 8 00:00:14,400 --> 00:00:16,480 Levit as one of the best White House 9 00:00:16,480 --> 00:00:18,640 press secretaries ever and that he 10 00:00:18,640 --> 00:00:20,560 totally respects her decision while 11 00:00:20,560 --> 00:00:22,960 noting she will now serve as one of his 12 00:00:22,960 --> 00:00:25,920 top adviserss. the youngest to ever hold 13 00:00:25,920 --> 00:00:27,359 the title of White House press 14 00:00:27,359 --> 00:00:30,000 secretary, explained her decision on X, 15 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:32,800 posting, "Being a mother and welcoming a 16 00:00:32,800 --> 00:00:34,399 new baby while working in one of the 17 00:00:34,399 --> 00:00:36,079 most demanding jobs in the world has 18 00:00:36,079 --> 00:00:37,840 been the most rewarding yet challenging 19 00:00:37,840 --> 00:00:40,239 season of my life, to say the least. The 20 00:00:40,239 --> 00:00:42,480 truth is, since returning to the White 21 00:00:42,480 --> 00:00:44,640 House after the birth of my daughter, I 22 00:00:44,640 --> 00:00:46,640 have felt in my heart that I cannot be 23 00:00:46,640 --> 00:00:49,280 the best mom to my two young children 24 00:00:49,280 --> 00:00:51,600 that they deserve while devoting the 25 00:00:51,600 --> 00:00:53,360 constant time, energy, and attention 26 00:00:53,360 --> 00:00:54,640 required of the White House press 27 00:00:54,640 --> 00:00:56,800 secretary. And that is why I have 28 00:00:56,800 --> 00:00:58,480 ultimately made the bittersweet decision 29 00:00:58,480 --> 00:01:00,320 to depart the White House and embark on 30 00:01:00,320 --> 00:01:03,440 a new chapter in my life. Well, no 31 00:01:03,440 --> 00:01:06,080 shortage of wishes for Caroline Levit 32 00:01:06,080 --> 00:01:08,159 with Vice President JD Vance, chief of 33 00:01:08,159 --> 00:01:10,720 staff Susie Wilds, and Erica Kirk 34 00:01:10,720 --> 00:01:13,200 praising her work as press secretary and 35 00:01:13,200 --> 00:01:16,400 as also a mom. Your thoughts, Kennedy? 36 00:01:16,400 --> 00:01:18,960 >> Uh, that's an incredibly tough decision 37 00:01:18,960 --> 00:01:21,600 for a woman as accomplished as Caroline 38 00:01:21,600 --> 00:01:23,759 Levit. Uh, because, you know, she's one 39 00:01:23,759 --> 00:01:25,280 of those press secretaries who has the 40 00:01:25,280 --> 00:01:27,360 president's ear. She is actually in the 41 00:01:27,360 --> 00:01:29,200 room when those discussions are had and 42 00:01:29,200 --> 00:01:31,520 when the decisions are made. And that's 43 00:01:31,520 --> 00:01:34,320 because of her competence and you know 44 00:01:34,320 --> 00:01:38,079 her her just inexpressable ability to do 45 00:01:38,079 --> 00:01:40,880 the job she has done so well. Having 46 00:01:40,880 --> 00:01:43,360 said that, you know, we've had newborns 47 00:01:43,360 --> 00:01:47,200 and it is so demanding and you cannot 48 00:01:47,200 --> 00:01:50,479 possibly uh give out the energy that is 49 00:01:50,479 --> 00:01:52,399 required for both those jobs. And I know 50 00:01:52,399 --> 00:01:53,920 it must have been a very difficult 51 00:01:53,920 --> 00:01:56,799 costbenefit analysis for her and her 52 00:01:56,799 --> 00:01:59,119 heart and her family won. And that is 53 00:01:59,119 --> 00:02:01,280 truly for her the best case scenario 54 00:02:01,280 --> 00:02:03,119 because she leaves with so much 55 00:02:03,119 --> 00:02:05,920 goodwill, you know, at the absolute peak 56 00:02:05,920 --> 00:02:09,039 of her career thus far. And you know, 57 00:02:09,039 --> 00:02:10,640 whenever she decides to get back onto 58 00:02:10,640 --> 00:02:12,400 the carousel, which is one of the 59 00:02:12,400 --> 00:02:15,120 elements of anxiety that new moms have, 60 00:02:15,120 --> 00:02:17,040 you know, if I stay home, will I be able 61 00:02:17,040 --> 00:02:19,680 to go back? And she most certainly will. 62 00:02:19,680 --> 00:02:21,760 And we also have to create a culture 63 00:02:21,760 --> 00:02:24,720 where women feel safe to take time off 64 00:02:24,720 --> 00:02:26,560 to be with their children for a number 65 00:02:26,560 --> 00:02:29,040 of years. So, God bless her for making 66 00:02:29,040 --> 00:02:29,840 that decision. 67 00:02:29,840 --> 00:02:31,920 >> I love that. And a lot of women across 68 00:02:31,920 --> 00:02:33,760 this country struggle with this decision 69 00:02:33,760 --> 00:02:35,120 to your point. I mean, that is the 70 00:02:35,120 --> 00:02:36,879 hardest decision to leave, especially if 71 00:02:36,879 --> 00:02:38,879 it's a great job. God bless anybody that 72 00:02:38,879 --> 00:02:40,319 wants to be press secretary at the White 73 00:02:40,319 --> 00:02:42,959 House in any administration. Uh our our 74 00:02:42,959 --> 00:02:44,720 colleague Kayie Mcinady, Dana Pino, I 75 00:02:44,720 --> 00:02:46,160 mean, God bless them for taking on that 76 00:02:46,160 --> 00:02:48,480 role. It's tough. At the same time, you 77 00:02:48,480 --> 00:02:50,160 know, working moms across the country 78 00:02:50,160 --> 00:02:52,480 always have to take that gamble if they 79 00:02:52,480 --> 00:02:53,599 decide they want to be home with their 80 00:02:53,599 --> 00:02:55,680 kids. And what an amazing commitment to 81 00:02:55,680 --> 00:02:57,920 your children. Uh, the good news is 82 00:02:57,920 --> 00:03:00,160 Caroline Levit is young and she can come 83 00:03:00,160 --> 00:03:02,480 back and I can tell you multiple stories 84 00:03:02,480 --> 00:03:04,239 of women that took a time maybe they 85 00:03:04,239 --> 00:03:07,360 took a year, two years, five years away 86 00:03:07,360 --> 00:03:08,959 from a job, be home with your kids, 87 00:03:08,959 --> 00:03:09,840 especially when they're young because 88 00:03:09,840 --> 00:03:11,519 you don't get that time back as you all 89 00:03:11,519 --> 00:03:13,440 know because you're parents and you 90 00:03:13,440 --> 00:03:14,720 know, but then to go back and say, 91 00:03:14,720 --> 00:03:15,840 "Okay, I'm going to I'm going to 92 00:03:15,840 --> 00:03:18,560 re-enter the workforce." It is not easy. 93 00:03:18,560 --> 00:03:20,879 It is a risk. But I do applaud Caroline 94 00:03:20,879 --> 00:03:22,480 Lever for making that decision and it 95 00:03:22,480 --> 00:03:23,680 must have been hard for her to do so. 96 00:03:23,680 --> 00:03:24,080 >> Marcus, 97 00:03:24,080 --> 00:03:25,672 >> well, talent doesn't have Excuse 98 00:03:25,672 --> 00:03:26,720 [clears throat] me. talent doesn't have 99 00:03:26,720 --> 00:03:28,640 an expiration date. So, she'll be 100 00:03:28,640 --> 00:03:32,000 equally as talented. And as a as a only 101 00:03:32,000 --> 00:03:34,000 child boy, I love the fact that my mom 102 00:03:34,000 --> 00:03:35,680 worked two jobs. And yes, I didn't get 103 00:03:35,680 --> 00:03:37,200 to see her as much, but there are 104 00:03:37,200 --> 00:03:38,959 financial requirements that people have 105 00:03:38,959 --> 00:03:41,120 to be able to do that. She has the 106 00:03:41,120 --> 00:03:42,720 blessings of being able to make that 107 00:03:42,720 --> 00:03:44,239 choice. There are a lot of working moms 108 00:03:44,239 --> 00:03:46,400 out there that want to do that that 109 00:03:46,400 --> 00:03:48,000 juggle and balance and have to still 110 00:03:48,000 --> 00:03:50,319 make a living and pay for their kids. I 111 00:03:50,319 --> 00:03:51,840 think this really is something that 112 00:03:51,840 --> 00:03:53,760 employers should pay attention to and I 113 00:03:53,760 --> 00:03:55,680 think employers should actually 114 00:03:55,680 --> 00:03:57,599 encourage people to find the balance in 115 00:03:57,599 --> 00:03:59,280 their life and if you are as talented as 116 00:03:59,280 --> 00:04:01,439 I know you are, your spot's going to be 117 00:04:01,439 --> 00:04:03,439 here and in the interim we're going to 118 00:04:03,439 --> 00:04:05,840 find ways for you to keep busy even if 119 00:04:05,840 --> 00:04:07,360 you want to work part-time and I think 120 00:04:07,360 --> 00:04:09,120 this administration handled it with 121 00:04:09,120 --> 00:04:10,640 class and I think a lot of employers 122 00:04:10,640 --> 00:04:11,439 need to do the same. 123 00:04:11,439 --> 00:04:12,720 >> I have some thoughts on that but I want 124 00:04:12,720 --> 00:04:15,200 to go to Emily first. I it reflects to 125 00:04:15,200 --> 00:04:17,840 me in the response exactly what this 126 00:04:17,840 --> 00:04:19,600 administration has said that they stood 127 00:04:19,600 --> 00:04:21,040 for and with that we know they have 128 00:04:21,040 --> 00:04:23,520 which is support for mothers and 129 00:04:23,520 --> 00:04:26,080 prioritizing the family and the fact 130 00:04:26,080 --> 00:04:28,240 that she is being sent off with such 131 00:04:28,240 --> 00:04:30,320 incredible immeasurable support by 132 00:04:30,320 --> 00:04:33,040 everyone. Um, this just is another 133 00:04:33,040 --> 00:04:34,960 example of how this administration walks 134 00:04:34,960 --> 00:04:36,960 the walk. And we know that in policy, 135 00:04:36,960 --> 00:04:38,240 right, for the with the first Trump 136 00:04:38,240 --> 00:04:39,919 administration, they set policies in 137 00:04:39,919 --> 00:04:41,600 place for working mothers and new 138 00:04:41,600 --> 00:04:42,800 mothers so that they would have the 139 00:04:42,800 --> 00:04:45,280 benefits that they deserve. Um, I I of 140 00:04:45,280 --> 00:04:47,440 course her t she is incredible. She is 141 00:04:47,440 --> 00:04:49,280 the most brilliant, articulate person, 142 00:04:49,280 --> 00:04:51,280 no notes, half my age. I'm like, "Oh my 143 00:04:51,280 --> 00:04:52,560 gosh, bottle that [laughter] up and 144 00:04:52,560 --> 00:04:54,960 smell it, sister." Um, so yes, I think 145 00:04:54,960 --> 00:04:56,800 her future is just as bright as she is 146 00:04:56,800 --> 00:04:58,639 and just as bright as her newborn is. I 147 00:04:58,639 --> 00:05:00,960 tell you what, hire a working mother. 148 00:05:00,960 --> 00:05:03,520 Hire a mom. Talk about multitasking. 149 00:05:03,520 --> 00:05:05,199 It's so true. It is. It is a skill set 150 00:05:05,199 --> 00:05:05,510 that 151 00:05:05,510 --> 00:05:05,520 that 152 00:05:05,520 --> 00:05:06,400 >> do more than hire. 153 00:05:06,400 --> 00:05:07,120 >> I mean, 154 00:05:07,120 --> 00:05:08,479 >> let them run your business. 155 00:05:08,479 --> 00:05:09,120 >> There you go. 156 00:05:09,120 --> 00:05:10,639 >> Let them run your business. I find them 157 00:05:10,639 --> 00:05:12,240 to be the best leaders in the businesses 158 00:05:12,240 --> 00:05:13,280 I'm involved in. 159 00:05:13,280 --> 00:05:15,120 >> I love it doesn't have an expiration 160 00:05:15,120 --> 00:05:17,600 date because everybody knows I was 40 161 00:05:17,600 --> 00:05:19,360 and you know when you step away from 162 00:05:19,360 --> 00:05:21,520 your career at that point, you have with 163 00:05:21,520 --> 00:05:24,639 God's blessings built something big and 164 00:05:24,639 --> 00:05:26,880 I have and to step away at that point 165 00:05:26,880 --> 00:05:28,960 was hard. But you do you kind of you 166 00:05:28,960 --> 00:05:30,880 can't do everything. So you step back 167 00:05:30,880 --> 00:05:32,400 and you keep that prayer up. And 168 00:05:32,400 --> 00:05:35,520 Caroline Levit is amazing at keeping 169 00:05:35,520 --> 00:05:37,440 connected. I don't know how she does it. 170 00:05:37,440 --> 00:05:38,800 There isn't a journalist who says, "Oh, 171 00:05:38,800 --> 00:05:40,800 I can't get Caroline Levit. I can't get 172 00:05:40,800 --> 00:05:43,199 her to respond." She keeps going. And so 173 00:05:43,199 --> 00:05:45,120 when she gets ready to re-engage, it's 174 00:05:45,120 --> 00:05:45,840 going to be amazing. 175 00:05:45,840 --> 00:05:47,759 >> And the and the young lady who's the 176 00:05:47,759 --> 00:05:49,759 manager of your local grocery store has 177 00:05:49,759 --> 00:05:51,840 the same level of talent using a 178 00:05:51,840 --> 00:05:53,600 different path. Yep. And so I think this 179 00:05:53,600 --> 00:05:55,440 is about celebrating people's choices 180 00:05:55,440 --> 00:05:58,080 and embracing them and telling them it's 181 00:05:58,080 --> 00:06:00,160 it's not the season's not over. There's 182 00:06:00,160 --> 00:06:01,039 always tomorrow. 183 00:06:01,039 --> 00:06:02,479 >> Also, I won't I'm going to miss her 184 00:06:02,479 --> 00:06:04,400 every day obviously, but she is still 185 00:06:04,400 --> 00:06:06,160 serving as an adviser to the president. 186 00:06:06,160 --> 00:06:07,840 So, we all get to benefit from her 187 00:06:07,840 --> 00:06:09,199 brilliance still as it trickles and 188 00:06:09,199 --> 00:06:10,560 filters through the administration. So, 189 00:06:10,560 --> 00:06:12,400 >> and so does the president for that. 190 00:06:12,400 --> 00:06:13,199 Amazing. [laughter] 191 00:06:13,199 --> 00:06:14,160 >> We're beneficiaries. 192 00:06:14,160 --> 00:06:17,280 >> So, hey everyone. I'm Emily Kano. 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