Karoline Leavitt to Step Down as White House Press Secretary

It is unclear who will replace Leavitt as White House press secretary. TIME has reached out to the White House for comment. 

Leavitt thanked Trump and the White House team in a lengthy post on X, and added that she will remain “a vocal advocate for MAGA and the Republican Party. ”

“The truth is since returning to the White House after the birth of my daughter, I have felt in my heart that I cannot be the best mom my two young children deserve while devoting the constant time, energy, and attention required of the White House Press Secretary,” Leavitt said. 

“It has been a privilege to serve alongside so many accomplished and impressive people, and I look forward to cheering them on over the next two and a half years,” she added.

Leavitt has worked for Trump since 2018, beginning as a White House intern in the Office of Presidential Correspondence while a student at Saint Anselm College in New Hampshire. She briefly worked as Communications Director for Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik, one of the top House Republicans from New York, and later launched a failed congressional campaign in New Hampshire against Democratic incumbent Chris Pappas.