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0	4900	But we begin out of the White House this a.m. because Donald Trump has just confirmed
4900	11120	his White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt will leave her post. She's been the only press
11120	17340	secretary during the second Trump term, absent only briefly from April to July this year,
17840	25320	as she went on maternity leave. It's only three months. She's the youngest person to ever hold
25320	29340	the role after serving as assistant press secretary during the first Trump administration.
30000	34420	During her time, she promoted non-traditional media to the White House press pool and oversaw
34420	41780	a shift away from precedent inside the James Brady press briefing room. The 28-year-old who employed
41780	46780	a controversial, sometimes combative communication style with the press pack has been celebrated
46780	51340	by the president on social media. So he wrote on Truth Social just a few moments ago,
51340	56080	our wonderful White House press secretary and one of my most trusted aides, Caroline Levitt,
56080	61280	will be departing her role at the end of the month so she can spend more time with her beautiful
61280	67580	young children and family. A decision I totally understand and respect. Caroline will now be
67580	73820	one of my top outside advisors and an influential voice within the Republican Party as we work to
73820	80660	defy history and conclusively win the midterm elections. Caroline has been a real leader in the White House
80660	85940	and has done a phenomenal job fighting for justice, liberty and freedom since 2018.
86740	92660	So she is the longest, second longest serving press secretary for Donald Trump covering both of
92660	98820	his terms. Sarah Huckabee Sanders still in the first position, one year, 11 months. Caroline Levitt in
98820	105420	second position, one year and seven months. So yeah, three months maternity leave is not a very long time.
105420	110700	And given the high stress nature of that job, not surprised actually, that she's decided to step
110700	115100	down and spend more time with her family. So that news just in from the White House,
115100	119420	that Caroline Levitt will depart her role within the next few weeks.