Overview
- Leavitt said on Instagram that her daughter, Viviana “Vivi,” was born May 1 and is healthy.
- She kept working through late April, including a brief April 27 news conference after security stopped an armed attempt at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.
- There is no formal interim press secretary during her leave, with outlets citing Politico and White House comments that senior officials will rotate at the podium.
- BILD reports Secretary of State Marco Rubio has already led a briefing, and Vice President JD Vance and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent are among those expected to fill in, with some outlets noting the president could also appear.
- Her announcement featured a pastel-pink nursery with a children’s Bible and a ribboned wedding photo, underscoring the faith-forward image of the youngest press secretary and the first to serve while pregnant.