White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt to Step Down
President Donald Trump is announcing Karoline Leavitt will be departing as White House Press Secretary at the end of August after more than a year and half on the job. NBC’s Garrett Haake reports for TODAY.
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Brimstone Report is tracking this as a curated politics brief. The source report from NBC News says: President Donald Trump is announcing Karoline Leavitt will be departing as White House Press Secretary at the end of August after more than a year and half on the job. NBC’s Garrett Haake reports for TODAY.
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- Primary source: NBC News
- Published: Aug 13, 2026, 11:29 AM UTC
- Coverage area: Politics
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