Karoline Leavitt | |
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![]() Leavitt in 2025 | |
36th White House Press Secretary | |
Assumed office January 20, 2025 | |
President | Donald Trump |
Preceded by | Karine Jean-Pierre |
Personal details | |
Born | Karoline Claire Leavitt August 24, 1997 Atkinson, New Hampshire, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) |
Nicholas Riccio (m. 2024) |
Children | 1 |
Education | Saint Anselm College (BA) |
Karoline Claire Leavitt (born August 24, 1997)[1] is an American political aide who has been the White House Press Secretary since 2025. She was the national press secretary for Donald Trump's 2024 presidential campaign.[2] She was an assistant press secretary and presidential writer during the first Trump administration.
In November 2024, president-elect Donald Trump picked Leavitt to be his White House press secretary for his second administration.[3] She will be the youngest press secretary in United States history.[4]