Overview
- President Trump publicly praised Leavitt on Friday as she stood beside him on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews, saying, “I’m gonna miss her.”
- Leavitt confirmed she will exit the White House at the end of the month and said she wants to spend more time with her young children after the birth of her second child.
- She plans to join MAGA Inc. as an outside adviser and intends to travel to the Republican midterm convention in Dallas in September.
- The White House has not named a successor and described the search as an “open book,” with Trump saying he has received many applications and name‑checking figures such as Scott Jennings and Margo Martin.
- Her reduced briefing cadence during maternity leave exposed strain in the press operation, leaving a compressed window to vet a successor and shore up communications before the midterm campaign.