The White House spokesperson leaves office a few months before the legislative elections

WashingtonUS President Donald Trump announced this Wednesday afternoon that Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt will leave her position at the end of the month. In a post on Truth Social, the commander-in-chief explained that Leavitt is stepping down from the front lines to be with her family. Recently, the White House spokeswoman had been on maternity leave after having her second child. "From now on, she will be one of my top advisors outside the administration and an influential voice within the party as we work to win the midterm elections," the commander-in-chief wrote.

Leavitt's step aside is surprising given Trump's apparent high regard for her and because it occurs just a few months before the legislative elections. The president's growing unpopularity due to the war in Iran and the rising cost of living greatly complicates the Republicans' chances of continuing to control Congress after November 3. Trump has not yet announced who will replace the 28-year-old woman, who has made history as one of the youngest press secretaries the US government has had.

Shortly after, in a post on X, Leavitt shared an extensive text explaining the reasons for her departure. "The truth is, since returning to the White House after the birth of my daughter, I feel in my heart that I cannot be the best mother my two young children deserve while dedicating the constant time, energy, and attention that the role of White House Press Secretary requires," she wrote.

Leavitt is the latest of many departures from the Trump administration's ranks and one of the few with a supposed voluntary nature. Over the past year and a half, the US president had already dismissed National Security Secretary Kristi Noem; Attorney General Pam Bondi; and National Security Advisor Mike Waltz.

Paradoxically, a few months ago Leavitt set herself as an example of how it was possible to balance both things and used it as a criticism against women who prefer to prioritize their careers. The press secretary made the comment during a press conference about the Trump administration's plans to encourage birth rates in the country.

Leavitt's departure announcement coincides with the same week that Democratic congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez shared on social media her process for starting to freeze eggs. With this decision, Ocasio-Cortez has placed the costs of the in vitro fertilization process in the United States and the difficulties many women have in the country accessing it at the center of the debate. in vitro in the United States and the difficulties many women have in the country accessing it.

The progressive's announcement had already revolutionized social media, with many Trump followers attacking her for not yet having children. Some, in fact, had put Leavitt forward as an opposing example.

In parallel, the decision also comes after it became known that Trump was transferred on a secret flight when returning from Turkey due to fear of an Iranian attack against the old Air Force One. Besides the journalists and the aircraft's crew, high-ranking administration officials, such as Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, were also kept on the threatened flight, as revealed by the New York Times.