Karoline Leavitt is stepping down as White House press secretary at the end of August, a move President Donald Trump confirmed on Wednesday, even as a political analyst previously argued that she was on 'borrowed time' long before the announcement.
The departure of the 28-year-old, who became the youngest person ever to serve as White House press secretary when she took the role at 27, comes amid online speculation about whether factors beyond her stated desire to spend more time with her family contributed to the decision. No evidence has emerged establishing that internal tensions forced her departure.
