Trump says Karoline Leavitt will leave White House press secretary role, become outside advisor

President Donald Trump announced that White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will leave her role at the end of the month to spend more time with her family.

Leavitt confirmed her departure in a lengthy post on X, saying she made the "bittersweet decision" after concluding she could not balance the demands of serving as press secretary with being the mother she wants to be to her two young children.

"Serving as the White House Press Secretary over the past year and a half has...