White House Press Secretary Leaving Role

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Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, announced Wednesday that she will leave her post, saying the demands of the high-profile position have made it difficult to balance her responsibilities in the White House with raising her two young children. Leavitt said President Donald Trump has asked her to remain a top adviser outside the administration as she begins a new chapter.

In a statement reflecting on her roughly year-and-a-half tenure, Leavitt called serving as press secretary “the honor and adventure of a lifetime” and thanked Trump, the First Family and her colleagues for the opportunity. She also said she intends to remain an outspoken supporter of