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But we begin out of the White House this a.m. because Donald Trump has just confirmed

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his White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt will leave her post. She's been the only press

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secretary during the second Trump term, absent only briefly from April to July this year,

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as she went on maternity leave. It's only three months. She's the youngest person to ever hold

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the role after serving as assistant press secretary during the first Trump administration.

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During her time, she promoted non-traditional media to the White House press pool and oversaw

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a shift away from precedent inside the James Brady press briefing room. The 28-year-old who employed

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a controversial, sometimes combative communication style with the press pack has been celebrated

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by the president on social media. So he wrote on Truth Social just a few moments ago,

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our wonderful White House press secretary and one of my most trusted aides, Caroline Levitt,

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will be departing her role at the end of the month so she can spend more time with her beautiful

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young children and family. A decision I totally understand and respect. Caroline will now be

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one of my top outside advisors and an influential voice within the Republican Party as we work to

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defy history and conclusively win the midterm elections. Caroline has been a real leader in the White House

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and has done a phenomenal job fighting for justice, liberty and freedom since 2018.

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So she is the longest, second longest serving press secretary for Donald Trump covering both of

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his terms. Sarah Huckabee Sanders still in the first position, one year, 11 months. Caroline Levitt in

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second position, one year and seven months. So yeah, three months maternity leave is not a very long time.

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And given the high stress nature of that job, not surprised actually, that she's decided to step

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down and spend more time with her family. So that news just in from the White House,

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that Caroline Levitt will depart her role within the next few weeks.