Biography of Karoline Leavitt, Trump's national press secretary

Who is Karoline Leavitt- White House Press Scretary; Age, Husband, Family, Religion, Education

Karoline Leavitt Biography

Karoline Claire Leavitt is White House press secretary and the youngest to hold the position in the US history at 27 years. She was appointed by President Trump after serving as his campaign spokesperson.

She is a former GOP nominee for U.S. Congress, and Trump White House Assistant Press Secretary having joined the White House in July 2019 as a presidential writer. She previously worked in the media as a news assistant for Fox News and later an associate producer at Hearst Television, where she co-produced New Hampshire Chronicle with Fritz Wetherbee.

Karoline Leavitt Age

Karoline is 27 years old; she was born on August 24, 1998 in New Hampshire.

Karoline Leavitt Education

She attended Central Catholic High School where she served as the captain of the varsity softball and field hockey. She has a bachelor’s degree in Politics and Communications from Saint Anselm College. She also spent a semester studying abroad at John Cabot University in Rome, Italy

Karoline Leavitt Height

Leavitt stands at a height of 5 feet 8 inches tall.

Karoline Leavitt Family

Karoline is the daughter of Bob Leavitt and Erin Leavitt. She has two older brothers named Joe Leavitt and Mike Leavitt. Her family operates Leavitt Auto and Truck, in Plaistow

 

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Karoline Leavitt Husband

Karoline is married to Nicholas Riccio. The couple got engaged in December 2023 but its not known when they got married. Nicholas is the owner of multimillion-dollar real estate business, Riccio Enterprises LLC. His story is that of resilience as he once lived on the streets. He began his real estate business in 1993 after he bought one of the buildings in Hampton Beach on M Street. He had the vision of buying and renovating the buildings after he took a drive with his mother and saw that many of the buildings were condemned and those that weren’t looked to be well on their way.

By 2005, he owned 15 of the buildings, which include 70 living units. He also owns properties from Boston to the White Mountains. He is also a sports fanatic and want to own a sports team.

Riccio is one of four children of Marilyn and his father, Anthony. His parents, however divorced when he was young. He graduated from Alvirne High School in Hudson in 1983 and then joined Plymouth State for his college education. In 1990, after college, he took a real estate course.

Karoline Leavitt Child

Leavitt is a mother to her son known as Nicholas Robert who was born on July 10, 2024. She went back to work four days post partum. This was after she saw Trump get shot at on July 13. “I had just brought my newborn, my three-day-old baby home from the hospital. And I said, ‘I’m going to turn on the television and watch the rally today.’ I looked at my husband and said, ‘Looks like I’m going back to work.’” She said she felt compelled ” to be present in this historic moment as the president literally put his life on the line to win this election. The least I could do is get back to work quickly.”

Karoline Leavitt Religion

Leavitt is a Catholic. She credits her Catholic schooling for instilling pro-life values, discipline, and the importance of public service. She also added that Catholic education formed who she is.

“My faith in God carries me through. I wake up every day and say my prayers and ask God to give me the strength I need to power through another day. I am proudly pro-life. I truly believe this is one of the pivotal issues facing our country and our world.”

Karoline Leavitt White House

Karoline is the White House press secretary. She was appointed by President Trump after he won the 2024 election. She had previously worked at the White House having joined in July 2019 as a presidential speechwriter and in May 2020 she was promoted to assistant press secretary. She left the role in 2022 to run for Congress, winning the Republican nomination for New Hampshire’s first congressional district but she lost to Democrat Chris Pappas.

Prior to that she had interned at the White House for three months (May-August 2018).

Karoline Leavitt Donald Trump

Karoline has been an avid supporter of Donald Trump which saw her get appointed as Trump’s national press secretary. She joined Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign in January 2024. On 24th June 2024, while appearing on CNN, she was cut mid interview by Kasie Hunt citing her attack on Kasie’s colleague Jake Tapper.

“Ma’am, we’re going to stop right there if you’re going to keep attacking my colleagues I would like to talk about Joe Biden and Donald Trump, who you work for.”

Kasie was criticised for it but she defended herself on X affirming that she doesn’t allow anyone disrespect her colleagues despite their political affiliation.

She had previously written an article on The Telegraph and said she supports Donald Trump because she want America to be “safe, prosperous, and free”.

“I want a booming economy, and good-paying jobs for my friends and family. I want less taken out of my hard earned paycheck through taxation. It was thanks to President Trump’s leadership that women’s unemployment hit its lowest level in nearly 70 years. If empowering women to get into the workplace and provide for their families isn’t pro-women, I don’t know what is.”

She added “Donald Trump is the strongest law and order candidate America has ever had. Like millions of women, I want a President who backs our men and women in blue. We want to live in safe communities, and we want deranged criminals who commit heinous crimes to be locked up in prison, not walking our streets.

Under President Trump, overdoses in my home state of New Hampshire were declining for the first time in years. Now, fatal drug overdoses are rising at a rate higher than any other state in the nation. I know too many mothers who have had to bury their children because Joe Biden’s administration does not care enough about their lives to end the trafficking of Chinese fentanyl into our communities.”

Karoline Leavitt served as a Journalist

Karoline began her career as a news assistant for Fox News Media where she served as the assistant to the Production Director during NH Primary Week, 2016.

During an interview with POLITICO, she said she owed her career in politics to her alma mater, Saint Anselm College as they granted her the opportunity to work at FOX News.

“I owe my career in politics to my alma mater, Saint Anselm College. As a student during the 2016 election, I was granted the opportunity to work for Fox News and meet several presidential candidates on my campus during the week of the New Hampshire primary. That experience was my first glimpse into the world of press, and I knew I wanted to pursue it in my career post-grad.”

For three years she worked at Hearst Television. She served as an associate producer, New Hampshire Chronicle. She produced the Emmy award-winning segment with Fritz Wetherbee. She also served as a news writer for WMUR-TV ABC 9. She later joined NBC Sports Boston where she served as a news assistant.

Prior to joining journalism she worked “scooping ice cream” at her family’s stand in Atkinson and later worked at her father’s small business, Leavitt Auto and Truck, in Plaistow.

Karoline Leavitt worked for Elise Stefanik

In January 2021, Levitt serves as the director of Communications for Rep. Elise Stefanik from January 2021. Stefanik serves as the U.S. representative for New York’s 21st congressional district since 2015. She also chairs the House Republican Conference since 2021.

Karoline Leavitt New Hampshire’s 1st District

In July 2021 Karoline announced she will be running to replace Democrat Chris Pappas as the representative of New Hampshire’s 1st District in the U.S. House. She is the fourth Republican and the first woman to announce candidacy in the 1st Congressional District. If elected, she would be the first Republican woman to represent the district and only the second woman overall to do so, joining former Democratic U.S. Rep. Carol Shea-Porter.

During an interview with WMUR, she cited her youth and experience, combined with her New Hampshire roots and her upbringing in a blue-collar family.

“I am a proud conservative woman. I am proudly pro-life, pro-liberty and pro-gun, and in my young career, I have been an ‘America First’ warrior for President Trump.”

On September 14, she defeated former White House senior adviser and State Department official, Matt Mowers. She will challenge Rep. Chris Pappas in November.

During her victory speech she said that her critics said she would never beat a former Republican nominee nor raise money to compete.

“They said I was too young, we couldn’t raise the money to compete, and we could never beat a former Republican nominee.Tonight, Team Karoline, we smashed expectations. Tonight, Team Karoline, we defied the odds.”

Karoline Leavitt Endorsement

She has been endorsed by Chris Sununu; Governor of New Hampshire, Ted Cruz who is the Senator for Texas, Mike Lee (Utah Senator), Elise Stefanik, Jim Jordan, Sheriff Chuck Massahos, Sheriff Bill Wright, Fred Doucette, Al Baldasaro, Jim Kofalt among others.

Karoline Leavitt Salary

As a White House Press Secretary Karoline is estimated to earn an annual base salary of around $500,000.