Leavitt Set to Depart Trump Admin For Brief Maternity Leave

She then closed the post with a note of personal anticipation: “2026 is going to be a great year, and I’m so excited to be a girl mom.”

After the announcement, the president’s daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, told Fox News that Leavitt had no plans to leave the administration. “Karoline Leavitt is a machine, she’s going nowhere,” Lara told host Lisa Booth, going on to say that Leavitt quickly returned to the Trump campaign after the birth of her son last year.