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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s decision to step down from the role comes less than three months before the midterm elections.
President Donald Trump announced yesterday that Leavitt will leave her role at the end of the month to spend more time with her young family.
Leavitt, 28 and the youngest person to hold the role, called it a “bittersweet decision” in a social media post Wednesday shortly after President Donald Trump made the announcement.
She is expected to remain involved as an outside Trump adviser and influential Republican voice.
Trump said he supported the
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