# White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt to leave at month’s end

https://mins.news/en/item/20555

- The Associated Press, 2026-08-12 19:50 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://bit.ly/4fQdDz2

> President Donald Trump says White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will depart the administration at the end of the month. Leavitt is the youngest person to have held the position. Trump says she is leaving to spend time with her young family. Her departure marks a change in the White House communications role.

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