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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Briane Nebria

Is Karoline Leavitt Next? White House Press Secretary 'at Risk' After Pam Bondi Fired

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt insisted the Trump administration was 'moving on' from questions about Jeffrey Epstein during Tuesday's briefing despite new FBI documents revealing Trump called police about him in 2006 (Credit: Gage Skidmore/WikiMedia Commons)

Karoline Leavitt is 'at risk' of becoming the next senior figure dismissed by Donald Trump from the White House, a public relations expert has warned, after the president publicly told his 28-year-old press secretary she was doing a 'terrible job' during a recent exchange with reporters.

The warning over Leavitt's future comes amid a sharp reshuffle around the president. Trump, 79, has just removed Pam Bondi from her post as Attorney General and pushed out Kristi Noem last month. Those high-profile departures, coupled with the president's habit of turning personnel decisions into public theatre, have prompted questions over who might be next in line. Into that febrile environment stepped publicist Dylan Thomas Cotter, who believes Leavitt's position is now far from secure.

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