Donald Trump Repeatedly Called Karoline Leavitt Asking When She Would Be Back From Brief Maternity Leave Before Her Resignation, Insiders Claim

Insiders close to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt have revealed that President Donald Trump repeatedly called the 28-year-old spokesperson during her maternity leave to ask when she would return to her duties.

According to reporting by the Daily Mail, these persistent inquiries heavily influenced her decision to step down from her high-profile role.

Leavitt announced her resignation on Wednesday, August 12, saying doing her demanding job would not allow her to be “the best mom my two young children deserve.”

Following the public announcement of her departure, details emerged about the behind-the-scenes environment.

Sources state that Leavitt experienced intense exhaustion while trying to balance the West Wing's demanding schedule and caring for her newborn and a toddler.

Insiders told Daily Mail that Leavitt “had been strongly weighing whether to quit during maternity leave, as the president would contact her often and repeatedly ask when she was coming back.”

While Leavitt was away on leave after giving birth on May 1, Trump allegedly maintained regular contact, constantly seeking her return to the podium.

Despite the internal pressure, both Trump and Leavitt exchanged public statements of gratitude, with Trump emphasizing that he "totally understands and respects" her choice to prioritize her family.

“It was a very stressful job to do with her children. She never got any sleep, and she didn’t want her performance to slip either,” a source said, adding, “The president did everything he could to keep her.”

“First week back she realized she wasn’t feeling it anymore,” the source noted. “Trump really didn’t want her to leave as he actually trusts her and doesn’t like having to deal with new people in his circle when he wants to focus on getting stuff done in his time left in office.”

“She was just trying to figure out how to politely step down with his blessing,” another said.

Leavitt is scheduled to officially leave her role as White House Press Secretary at the end of August.

She will not be leaving Trump's political circle entirely, as the president has asked her to remain on as a senior outside advisor.

The White House has not yet announced a permanent replacement to fill the press secretary position.

While no final decision has been made, several prominent names have emerged in media reports and betting markets as potential successors, including pro-Trump CNN pundit Scott Jennings and deputy White House press secretary Anna Kelly.

Other potential replacements include Kari Lake, the failed Arizona gubernatorial candidate and former senior adviser at the U.S. Agency for Global Media who was tasked with downsizing the agency and is now Trump’s nominee for ambassador to Jamaica; Alina Habba, Trump’s legal spokesperson and attorney; Taylor Budowich, the former White House deputy chief of staff; and podcaster Katie Miller, the wife of Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller and former press secretary to Mike Pence.