{"id":5061,"date":"2026-08-22T16:17:39","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T16:17:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextstoryus.com\/?p=5061"},"modified":"2026-08-22T16:17:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T16:17:39","slug":"she-loves-her-baby-more-than-me-trump-teases-karoline-leavitt-over-white-house-exit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextstoryus.com\/?p=5061","title":{"rendered":"She Loves Her Baby More Than Me&#8217;: Trump Teases Karoline Leavitt Over White House Exit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>US President Donald Trump on Friday put White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt in the spotlight as he praised her work and joked about her decision to leave the administration to spend more time with her family. Trump brought Leavitt on stage and thanked her for her work, calling her a &#8220;wonderful woman&#8221; who had done an &#8220;unbelievable job&#8221; as White House press secretary.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.timesnownews.com\/thumb\/msid-155953524,thumbsize-575403,width-1280,height-720,resizemode-75\/155953524.jpg\" alt=\"trump karoline\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\" \">\n<div class=\"undefined\">\n<div class=\"Content_Content__Bx4Rj\">\n<p>He then turned to her family life, joking that\u00a0Leavitt\u00a0had &#8220;just had a baby&#8221; and that he had learned she &#8220;loves the baby more than she loves Donald Trump.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\" \">\n<div class=\"undefined\">\n<div class=\"Content_Content__Bx4Rj\">\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m very angry with her,&#8221; Trump quipped, drawing laughter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\" \">\n<div class=\"SocialWidgets_subblog_wrap__ubNI4\">\n<div class=\" EmbedBlog__z_subblogs__F4Se1 EmbedBlog_mb-5__yCzCV\">\n<div class=\"EmbedBlog__z_subblog_data__nPovW  \">\n<p class=\"EmbedBlog__z_subblog_title__DIxOs EmbedBlog_f-s-14__rQd7C EmbedBlog_mb-5__yCzCV\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"EmbedBlog_fb-embded___JcLG\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=TIMESNOW&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2090957563844039028&amp;lang=en&amp;maxWidth=560px&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesnownews.com%2Fworld%2Fus%2Fus-news%2Fshe-loves-her-baby-more-than-me-donald-trump-teases-karoline-leavitt-over-white-house-exit-watch-article-155953423&amp;sessionId=2acd1ca73eb12a7547f8037d467023ac2afc9850&amp;siteScreenName=Times%20Now&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"2090957563844039028\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"undefined\">\n<div class=\"Content_Content__Bx4Rj\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\" \">\n<div class=\"undefined\">\n<div class=\"Content_Content__Bx4Rj\">\n<p>Thanking\u00a0Trump, Leavitt described serving as White House press secretary as &#8220;the honor of my life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\" \">\n<div class=\"undefined\">\n<div class=\"Content_Content__Bx4Rj\">\n<div>\n<h2>Karoline\u00a0Leavitt exits White House<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\" \">\n<div class=\"undefined\">\n<div class=\"Content_Content__Bx4Rj\">\n<p>Leavitt, who gave birth to her second child in May, announced on August 12 that she would step down from her White House role at the end of August to spend more time with her family. She has said she will continue working with Trump&#8217;s political operation, joining the Trump-affiliated super PAC MAGA Inc.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ArticleShow_container__msooX ArticleShow_mb-5__czQUa\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\" \">\n<div class=\"undefined\">\n<div class=\"Content_Content__Bx4Rj\">\n<p>Trump also said Leavitt would remain involved in his political operation while balancing her time with her two children. She gave birth to her second child in May and announced on August 12 that she would leave her White House position to spend more time with her family. 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