Triumph
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced that she is pregnant with her second child in a festive Instagram post on Friday.
Along with a photo of her touching her belly in front of a Christmas tree, she announced: “The best Christmas gift we could ever ask for: a baby girl due in May 2026.”
“My husband and I are thrilled to be growing our family and can’t wait to see our son become a big brother,” Leavitt said of her husband Nicholas Riccio, 60, and son Niko, 1.
“My heart overflows with gratitude to God for the blessing of motherhood, which I truly believe is the closest thing to Heaven on Earth,” her caption continued.
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Thanking her bosses, Leavitt added, “I am also very grateful to President Trump and our chief of staff, Susie Wiles, for their support and fostering a pro-family environment in the White House. 2026 is going to be a great year and I am so excited to be a girl mom.”
Leavitt, who at 28 is the youngest press secretary in White House history, regularly takes her son to work with her in Washington, DC, and often shares their office moments together on social media.
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She spoke more about juggling her high-pressure career and motherhood in an interview about her pregnancy with News Digital, telling the site, “Almost all of my West Wing colleagues have babies and young children, so we all really support each other as we tackle raising our families while working for the greatest president ever.”
The president is quite fond of his chief spokesperson, whom he regularly praises for his public appearances.
Fawning over his subordinate during a rally in Pennsylvania earlier this month, he noted her “beautiful face” and “those lips that won’t stop.”