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But we begin out of the White House this

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AM because Donald Trump has just

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confirmed his White House press

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secretary Karoline Leavitt will leave

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her post.

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She's been the only press secretary

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during the second Trump term, absent

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only briefly from April to July this

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year as she went on maternity

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maternity leave.

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It's only 3 months.

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She's the youngest person to ever hold

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the role after serving as assistant

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press secretary during the first Trump

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administration.

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administration.

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During her time, she promoted

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non-traditional media to the White House

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press pool and oversaw a shift away from

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precedent inside the James

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Brady press briefing room. The

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28-year-old who employed a

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controversial, sometimes combative

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communication style with the press pack

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has been celebrated by the president on

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social media. So he wrote on Truth

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Social just a few moments ago, "Our

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wonderful White House press secretary

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and one of my most trusted aids,

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Karoline Leavitt, will be departing her

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role at the end of the month so she can

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spend more time with her beautiful young

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children and family. A decision I

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totally understand and respect. Karoline

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will now be one of my top outside

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advisers and an influential voice within

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the Republican Party as we work to defy

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history and conclusively win the midterm

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elections. Karoline has been a real

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leader in the White House and has done a

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phenomenal job fighting for justice,

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liberty, and freedom since 2018."

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So she is the longest uh second longest

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serving press secretary for Donald Trump

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covering both of his terms. Sarah

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Huckabee Sanders still in the first

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position, 1 year 11 months. Karoline

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Leavitt in second position, 1 year and 7

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months. So uh yeah, 3 months maternity

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leave is not a very long time and given

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the high-stress nature of that job, not

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surprised actually that she's decided to

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step down and and spend more time with

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her family. So that news just in from

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the White House that Karoline Leavitt

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will depart her role within the next few

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weeks.