White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, the youngest person to hold the role, is set to leave the Donald Trump administration at the end of the month. The 28-year-old, who earned a reputation for acid putdowns of journalists, will leave her role to spend more time with her young family, President Donald Trump has announced, adding that she would remain a senior advisor.
She claimed that India has committed to ending its purchases of Russian oil and will instead source crude oil from the United States, potentially from Venezuela under the newly announced trade agreement between the two countries. Since May 10, Trump, as well as his administration, has repeated the claim several times on various occasions that the U.S.
President “helped settle” the tensions between India and Pakistan and that he told the nuclear-armed South Asian neighbours that America will do a “lot of trade” with them if they stop the conflict.
Truth behind viral rumor Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, announced Wednesday that she will leave the Trump administration at the end of August to spend more time with her young family. President Donald Trump confirmed her departure and said he understood and respected her decision. Earlier reporting noted: President Donald Trump has not announced a replacement for Karoline Leavitt .
Leavitt was not a policymaker. But the Trump veteran who served in his press office during his first term, emerged as one of the administration’s most visible public messengers during Trump’s second term at the White House on all issues, including those that mattered directly to India and Indians, including tariffs, Russian oil, immigration, and the India-Pakistan conflict. Earlier reporting noted: Leavitt, 28, described her decision as “bittersweet. He said she will continue to work with him as one of his top outside advisers and remain an influential voice in the Republican Party as he prepares for the 2026 midterm elections.
“Karoline will now be one of my top outside advisors and an influential voice within the Republican Party,” Trump said on social media. The president called Leavitt a “real leader” and one of his “most trusted aides,” saying she would remain an influential voice within the Republican Party ahead of the midterm elections. He said he “totally” understands her decision and respects it. In February 2026, after the Trump administration reduced its tariff on Indian goods from 25 per cent to 18 per cent as part of a new trade arrangement, Leavitt applauded the move, saying New Delhi has committed to “no longer” purchasing Russian oil, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi also agreeing on investments of $500 billion across key American sectors and energy, transportation and agriculture. In a social media post, she said that after returning to the White House following the birth of her daughter, she realized she could not give her two young children the time and attention they deserve while also meeting the demands of being White House press secretary.
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