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0	4840	White House press secretary Caroline Levitt has one of the most important microphones in the world.
4960	10620	But after welcoming her second child, she has decided to focus on something even more important than her job,
11080	12720	her two children and her husband.
13240	17640	President Trump praised Levitt as one of the best White House press secretaries ever
17640	23660	and that he totally respects her decision while noting she will now serve as one of his top advisors.
24260	27760	The youngest to ever hold the title of White House press secretary
27760	30400	explained her decision on X, posting,
31040	35740	Being a mother and welcoming a new baby while working in one of the most demanding jobs in the world
35740	39480	has been the most rewarding yet challenging season of my life, to say the least.
39960	44020	The truth is, since returning to the White House after the birth of my daughter,
44020	50080	I have felt in my heart that I cannot be the best mom to my two young children that they deserve
50080	54980	while devoting the constant time, energy and attention required of the White House press secretary.
54980	59580	And that is why I have ultimately made the bittersweet decision to depart the White House
59580	62180	and embark on a new chapter in my life.
62760	65720	Well, no shortage of wishes for Caroline Levitt.
66100	69180	With Vice President J.D. Vance, Chief of Staff Susie Wiles,
69260	74460	and Erica Kirk praising her work as press secretary and as also a mom.
75260	76180	Your thoughts, Kennedy?
76180	81920	That's an incredibly tough decision for a woman as accomplished as Caroline Levitt.
82420	85860	Because, you know, she's one of those press secretaries who has the president's ear.
85980	90620	She is actually in the room when those discussions are had and when the decisions are made.
90620	99960	And that's because of her competence and, you know, her just inexpressible ability to do the job she has done so well.
100280	103340	Having said that, you know, we've had newborns.
103480	105460	And it is so demanding.
105920	111720	And you cannot possibly give out the energy that is required for both of those jobs.
111720	115840	And I know it must have been a very difficult cost benefit analysis for her.
116200	118380	And her heart and her family won.
118580	123580	And that is truly for her the best case scenario because she leaves with so much goodwill,
123740	128080	you know, at the absolute peak of her career thus far.
128620	131040	And, you know, whenever she decides to get back onto the carousel,
131120	134780	which is one of the elements of anxiety that new moms have.
134860	137800	You know, if I stay home, will I be able to go back?
137800	139600	And she most certainly will.
139680	144320	And we also have to create a culture where women feel safe to take time off.
144400	144680	That's right.
144860	147120	To be with their children for a number of years.
147280	149600	So God bless her for making that decision.
149780	150340	I love that.
150700	154400	And a lot of women across this country struggle with this decision, to your point.
154500	157940	I mean, that is the hardest decision to leave, especially if it's a great job.
158060	161540	God bless anybody that wants to be press secretary of the White House in any administration.
162340	164460	Our colleague Kayleigh McEnany, Dana Preenow.
164540	166480	I mean, God bless them for taking on that role.
166480	167160	It's tough.
167580	172020	At the same time, you know, working moms across the country always have to take that gamble
172020	173800	if they decide they want to be home with their kids.
174020	176180	And what an amazing commitment to your children.
176780	180480	The good news is Caroline Leavitt is young and she can come back.
180640	184640	And I can tell you multiple stories of women that took a time, maybe that took a year,
185020	189620	two years, five years away from a job, be home with your kids, especially when they're young,
189620	192420	because you don't get that time back, as you all know, because your parents.
192960	196880	And, you know, but then to go back and say, okay, I'm going to re-enter the workforce.
197200	197960	It is not easy.
198560	199280	It is a risk.
199400	202120	But I do applaud Caroline Leavitt for making that decision.
202220	203580	And it must have been hard for her to do so.
203580	203880	Marcus?
204120	207740	Well, talent doesn't have, excuse me, talent doesn't have an expiration date.
207740	209600	So she'll be equally as talented.
209960	214740	And as an only child boy, I love the fact that my mom worked two jobs.
214860	219980	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.
220400	222880	She has the blessings of being able to make that choice.
222980	229500	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.
229940	233440	I think this really is something that employers should pay attention to.
233440	237920	And I think employers should actually encourage people to find the balance in their life.
238000	241680	And if you are as talented as I know you are, your spot's going to be here.
241760	246840	And in the interim, we're going to find ways for you to keep busy, even if you want to work part-time.
246900	249400	And I think this administration handled it with class.
249440	251320	And I think a lot of employers need to do the same.
251420	253680	I have some thoughts on that, but I want to go to Emily first.
253980	262580	It reflects to me in the response exactly what this administration has said that they stood for and that we know they have, which is support for mothers.
262580	264880	And prioritizing the family.
265400	275320	And the fact that she is being sent off with such incredible and measurable support by everyone, this just is another example of how this administration walks the walk.
275320	283780	And we know that in policy, right, 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.
283780	286920	Of course, her talent, she is incredible.
287100	289040	She is the most brilliant, articulate person.
289260	290600	No notes, half my age.
290700	293380	I'm like, oh my gosh, bottle that up and sell it, sister.
293880	298460	So yes, I think her future is just as bright as she is and just as bright as her newborn is.
298460	301420	I tell you what, hire a working mother, hire a mom.
301720	303120	Talk about multitasking.
303560	304080	It's so true.
304080	305300	It is a skill set.
305420	306220	Do more than hire.
306260	306900	I mean, who?
306900	308160	Let them run your business.
308480	308960	There you go.
308960	310020	Let them run your business.
310160	312940	I find them to be the best leaders in the businesses I'm involved in.
313200	315340	I love it doesn't have an expiration date.
315560	316760	Because everybody knows I was 40.
317620	324080	And, you know, when you step away from your career at that point, you have, with God's blessings, built something big.
324340	325060	And I have.
325560	327400	And to step away at that point was hard.
327520	327980	But you do.
328160	329540	You kind of, you can't do everything.
329700	332220	So you step back and you keep that prayer up.
332360	335820	And Caroline Levitt is amazing at keeping connected.
336140	337100	I don't know how she does it.
337100	339920	There isn't a journalist who says, oh, I can't get Caroline Levitt.
340180	341540	I can't get her to respond.
341940	342820	She keeps going.
343000	345720	And so when she gets ready to re-engage, it's going to be amazing.
345720	350880	And the young lady who's the manager of your local grocery store has the same level of talent.
350960	351360	Oh, absolutely.
351360	352400	She's using a different path.
352520	352680	Yep.
352820	356980	So I think this is about celebrating people's choices and embracing them and telling them.
357980	359520	The season's not over.
359720	360640	There's always tomorrow.
361020	361760	Also, I won't.
361840	363140	I'm going to miss her every day, obviously.
363620	365980	But she is still serving as an advisor to the president.
365980	370220	So we all get to benefit from her brilliance still as it trickles and filters through the administration.
370560	371180	And so does the president.
371180	371600	Glad for that.
371660	372060	Exactly.
372060	372260	Exactly.
372940	373740	We're beneficiaries.
373980	375420	So, hey, everyone.
375580	376540	I'm Emily Campagno.
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