Karoline Leavitt: What to Know About Trump’s Press Secretary and Her Husband

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00:00Caroline Leavitt, what to know about Trump's press secretary and her husband.

00:05Caroline Leavitt was pushed into the spotlight after she was made White House press secretary,

00:09but not much is known of her. RadarOnline.com can reveal all you need to know about the voice

00:14of the White House. Leavitt, the youngest White House press secretary, was born in Atkinson,

00:20New Hampshire, where her family owns an ice cream stand. She attended Central Catholic

00:24High School in Lawrence, Massachusetts. She said her Catholic education really formed who she is.

00:30Instilling discipline, deepening her faith, and emphasizing the importance of public service.

00:36In 2015, Leavitt received a scholarship to play softball at St. Anselm College.

00:41She graduated four years later with a degree in communications and politics.

00:46Before her college graduation, Leavitt interned as a presidential writer at the White House

00:50during Donald Trump's first presidency. This experience led to her role as assistant press

00:55secretary from 2019 to 2021. After Trump's first term, she became communications director

01:01for Elise Stefanik and ran for Congress in 2022. Losing the election didn't deter her.

01:07She joined Trump's 2024 campaign as national press secretary. In November 2024, Trump named

01:14Leavitt as White House press secretary, making her the youngest to hold the position in history at 27.

01:19Caroline is smart, tough, and has proven to be a highly effective communicator, the POTUS said.

01:25Ron Ziegler, the previous youngest White House press secretary, held the record when Richard Nixon

01:29appointed him at age 29 in 1969. Leavitt married her husband, Nicholas Richieo, who is 32 years older

01:36than her, in January. They met in 2022 at a campaign event, organized by a mutual friend,

01:42and developed a friendship that blossomed into love. Despite initial hesitation about their age gap,

01:48Leavitt embraced their very atypical love story with her incredible husband.

01:52He's the father of my child, and he's the best dad I could ever ask for. And he is so supportive,

01:58especially during a very chaotic period of life, she continued. On July 10, 2024, Leavitt and Richieo

02:06welcomed their first child together, Nicholas Robert. It's true when they say there's nothing

02:11comparable to the love you feel for your child, she wrote on Instagram. My heart has grown bigger

02:16than I ever imagined possible. Babies are the ultimate blessing, and I'm bursting with gratitude

02:21for our beautiful, happy, healthy boy.