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Dulcinea

(10,204 posts)
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 07:31 AM 1 hr ago

Donald Trump Will Step In to Give Press Briefings While Karoline Leavitt Takes Maternity Leave

(The Wrap) Karoline Leavitt is heading out on maternity leave, and Donald Trump will be stepping in to give some of his own press briefings.

At the end of a press gaggle outside on Friday, Leavitt addressed the fact that she would be heading out on maternity leave shortly, and that the day’s conversation with the press was likely her last for a while. She assured reporters that, since they had access to Trump’s phone, they likely would not need her department much while she was away.
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According to a Politico report, which was later retweeted by Leavitt’s own social media account, there are no plans for a formal replacement once the press secretary goes on leave. While nobody will be filling in an official capacity, the comms department will be manned by a host of people, including Steven Cheung and Leavitt’s team of Pat Adams, Anna Kelly, Kush Desai, Abigail Jackson, Liz Huston, Taylor Rogers, Davis Ingle, Allison Schuster, Olivia Wales, Micah Stopperich, Ellie Acra, Georgia O’Neil and Kieghan Nangle.

The faces behind the actual podium for briefings will include Trump, as well as Vice President JD Vance and other Cabinet officials.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/donald-trump-step-press-briefings-234531600.html

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Donald Trump Will Step In to Give Press Briefings While Karoline Leavitt Takes Maternity Leave (Original Post) Dulcinea 1 hr ago OP
This is The Onion, am I right? FakeNoose 1 hr ago #1
Last time Trump took to the press podium, during the Covid-19 disaster, he provided comedians some of their sop 1 hr ago #2
That can only go well Amethyst Ring 53 min ago #3
That evil Traildogbob 40 min ago #4
she already has one; poor kid. mwmisses4289 35 min ago #5

sop

(18,958 posts)
2. Last time Trump took to the press podium, during the Covid-19 disaster, he provided comedians some of their
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 08:00 AM
1 hr ago

best material in years. I suspect this time his comments will be even more hilarious.

mwmisses4289

(4,485 posts)
5. she already has one; poor kid.
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 08:34 AM
35 min ago

The one or two pics I saw of her holding her kid at some Easter/spring thing, the kid did not look happy.

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