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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Clarizza Potoy

Theory Suggests Karoline Leavitt Finally 'Woke The Hell Up' And Left Trump After Decoy Plane Threat

Karoline Leavitt Donald Trump White House United States
Karoline Leavitt’s planned White House departure has fuelled an unverified theory linking her decision to Trump’s reported decoy-plane escape in Turkey. (Credit: Instagram / Karoline Leavitt)

Karoline Leavitt is due to leave her role as White House press secretary at the end of August, prompting an unverified online theory that she 'finally woke the hell up' and abandoned Donald Trump after allegedly being left on a decoy plane during a reported security threat in Turkey. Leavitt and Trump have both said her departure is about family, not the incident.

The news came after Trump confirmed Leavitt's decision on Truth Social on 12 August. The 80-year-old president described her as 'one of my most trusted aides' and praised her as 'one of the best White House Press Secretaries in the History of the Office.'

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