Online Trads Should Give Karoline Leavitt a Break

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, 27, has been refreshingly honest about the demands of being a working mom. Leavitt was pregnant during the first six months of her job as President Donald Trump’s national press secretary on the campaign trail. She had her son, Nicholas, four days before Trump survived an assassination attempt at a Butler, Pa., rally in July 2024. Leavitt cut short her maternity leave and went back to work immediately.

“I felt compelled to be present in this historic moment,” she told our Emma Foley, who interviewed Leavitt last year for The Conservateur. “The president literally put his life on the line to win this election. The least I could do is get back to work quickly.”

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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, 27, has been refreshingly honest about the demands of being a working mom. Leavitt was pregnant during the first six months of her job as President Donald Trump’s national press secretary on the campaign trail. She had her son, Nicholas, four days before Trump survived an assassination attempt at a Butler, Pa., rally in July 2024. Leavitt cut short her maternity leave and went back to work immediately.

“I felt compelled to be present in this historic moment,” she told our Emma Foley, who interviewed Leavitt last year for The Conservateur. “The president literally put his life on the line to win this election. The least I could do is get back to work quickly.”