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KAROLINE Leavitt has shared an inside look at how she balances her demanding role as the White House press secretary with being a new mom to her son, Niko.
Donald Trump’s press secretary, 27, posted a picture of six-month-old Niko as he sat in his high chair on Monday night.
Leavitt shared her busy schedule in the text of the Instagram Story.
“Work at white house, baby bedtime routine, & then @seanhannity at 9pm,” she wrote.
She then encouraged her followers to tune in to her appearance on Fox News Channel’s Hannity on Monday.
Leavitt isn’t new to balancing being a mom, along with her marriage to real estate developer Nicholas Riccio, with her White House duties.
She gave birth to Niko, whose full name is Nicholas Robert Riccio, on July 10, 2024.
Her maternity leave was upended when gunman Thomas Crooks attempted to assassinate Trump during his rally on July 13, 2024.
Leavitt told conservative outlet The Conservateur she had been cradling her new son when she watched the chaos unfold on TV.
“I had just brought my newborn, my three-day-old baby home from the hospital,” she recalled.
“And I said, ‘I’m going to turn on the television and watch the rally today.’”
Leavitt, who served as Trump’s campaign press secretary at the time, said the moment was jarring, but pushed her to get back to work.
“I looked at my husband and said, ‘Looks like I’m going back to work,'” she said.
Leavitt was fielding questions for Trump on Fox News just four days after she gave birth.
“I felt compelled to be present in this historic moment,” she told the outlet.
“The president literally put his life on the line to win this election.
“The least I could do is get back to work quickly.”
Get to know Karoline Leavitt
Donald Trump’s press secretary is the youngest White House press secretary ever at 27.
Here are some fast facts about Karoline Leavitt:
- She was raised Catholic in Atkinson, New Hampshire
- She attended Saint Anselm College
- She started her college’s first broadcasting club
- She interned at Fox News during college
- She worked as the assistant press secretary under Kayleigh McEnany
- She won the Republican primary for the US House of Representatives in New Hampshire in 2022
- She’s married to 59-year-old entrepreneur Nicholas Riccio
- She gave birth to her first son, Niko, in July 2024
- She went back to work for Trump days after giving birth
- She had her mic cut off in a CNN interview in June 2024 after criticizing presidential debate moderators Dana Bash and Jake Tapper
On Monday, Leavitt said there’s been “good news” flowing from the White House since Trump took office on January 20.
“I work for a president who is getting things done, who is delivering on the promises he made to the American people and who speaks the truth,” Leavitt told Hannity.
She added, “It’s easy to do a good job when you are acting on common sense and you are speaking the truth.
“That’s exactly what President Trump is doing every single day.”
Leavitt is the youngest White House press secretary to ever hold the position.
