Karoline Leavitt is out. Here’s who could be next to dump Trump at the White House
- On Wednesday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt dropped a bombshell: She would be leaving the Trump administration after serving the president since the 2024 campaign trail.
- My colleague, The Independent’s White House correspondent Andrew Feinberg, reported that Leavitt’s announcement was so sudden that Trump did not have a viable candidate waiting in the wings to replace her.
- Leavitt has been one of Trump’s most stalwart defenders and did her job far more deftly than some of her predecessors in the first Trump administration.
Confirmed
- On Wednesday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt dropped a bombshell: She would be leaving the Trump administration after serving the president since the 2024 campaign trail.
Unverified
- My colleague, The Independent’s White House correspondent Andrew Feinberg, reported that Leavitt’s announcement was so sudden that Trump did not have a viable candidate waiting in the wings to replace her.
- Leavitt has been one of Trump’s most stalwart defenders and did her job far more deftly than some of her predecessors in the first Trump administration.
Sources: The Hill, The Independent