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Trump’s irreplaceable press secretary Karoline Leavitt shopping her next big move: report

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Dobkin, R. (2026, September 28). Trump’s irreplaceable press secretary Karoline Leavitt shopping her next big move: report. The Independent. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-press-secretary-karoline-leavitt-book-b3057814.html

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The Independent · collected 2026-09-28 · by Rachel Dobkin

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Karoline Leavitt, former press secretary for President Donald Trump and the youngest person to hold that role, is reportedly shopping a tell-all book about her time in the White House. Leavitt, 29, left her post on August 27 after two weeks of public announcement, citing family reasons. Known for her combative press briefings, she is also expected to engage in other opportunities beyond working with MAGA Inc., though details remain undisclosed.
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Karoline Leavitt, former White House press secretary under President Trump, is pitching a book to publishers about her tenure at the age of 29. She left the position in August after two weeks of announced departure and has yet to find a replacement. The book aims to reveal behind-the-scenes details of her time as the youngest-ever White House press secretary. Leavitt stepped down to spend more time with her family, including a two-year-old son and a five-month-old daughter. She is now returning to work for MAGA Inc., a pro-Trump political action committee she previously worked for before joining Trump's 2024 presidential campaign.

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Rachel Dobkin
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Independent MAGA Inc. Page Six White House the White House

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Leavitt PERSON · 12× White House ORG · 8× Trump PERSON · 6× MAGA Inc. ORG · 3× the White House ORG · 3× Independent NORP · 2× Donald Trump PERSON · 1× Hollywood ORG · 1× Karoline Leavitt PERSON · 1× Page Six ORG · 1×

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It’s been a month since Leavitt, 29, left the White House—with a replacement still yet to be named—and she is already pitching a book to publishers about her tenure as the youngest press secretary to step behind the White House lectern, unnamed sources told Page Six Hollywood.
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🔮 Before her time at the White House ended, Leavitt announced that she would return to work for MAGA Inc.

Claims (26 extracted, 3 hedged)

President Donald Trump’s former press secretary Karoline Leavitt has been shopping her next big move — a tell-all book about her time in the White House — according to a new report. uncertain
secretary → shop → report
It’s been a month since Leavitt, 29, left the White House—with a replacement still yet to be named—and she is already pitching a book to publishers about her tenure as the youngest press secretary to step behind the White House lectern, unnamed sources told Page Six Hollywood. asserted
sources → leave → Hollywood
Leavitt left her post on August 27, about two weeks after Trump announced her departure, saying she wanted to spend more time with her family. asserted
she → leave → family
Leavitt has a two-year-old son, Niko, and a nearly five-month-old daughter, Vivi, with her husband Nicholas Riccio. asserted
Leavitt → have → husband
Before her time at the White House ended, Leavitt announced that she would return to work for MAGA Inc. asserted
she → end → work
She served as a spokesperson for the pro-Trump super PAC before joining Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign and later the White House press team. asserted
She → serve → campaign
Aside from her role at MAGA Inc., a source familiar with Leavitt’s next steps previously told Fox News Digital that she will also “engage in other opportunities yet to be announced.” asserted
she → tell → opportunities
Trump said in his Truth Social post announcing Leavitt’s departure that she would continue as one of his top advisors outside of the White House. asserted
she → say → House
“Karoline has been a real leader in the White House, and has done a phenomenal job fighting for Justice, Liberty, and Freedom,” the president wrote. asserted
president → do → Justice
The Independent has reached out to MAGA Inc. for comment from Leavitt about her potential new book. asserted
Independent → reach → book
Leavitt became known for her combative press briefings, where she fiercely defended Trump’s agenda when reporters asked critical questions about issues such as the Iran war and the president’s immigration crackdown asserted
reporters → defend → war
In a recent episode of Fox News host Sean Hannity’s podcast, Hang Out with Sean Hannity, Leavitt admitted that “there’s a performative aspect to the briefing room.” asserted
Leavitt → hang → room
“In fairness, I think on both sides, right? asserted
I → think → sides
And they have to do that because their bosses are demanding it. asserted
bosses → have → it
“There’s been times reporters have even said to me, ‘I’m sorry, I had to ask that today. asserted
I → say → that
My bosses really wanted me to ask that.’ asserted
me → want → that
They know it’s an unfair question, but they’re not in control of their own livelihood. asserted
they → know → livelihood
They are dictated by the editors and the execs at some of these companies,” she said. asserted
she → dictate → companies
It’s still unclear who will replace Leavitt as the face of the White House press team. uncertain
who → ’ → team
Vice President JD Vance filled in for a White House press briefing on September 3 and Attorney General Todd Blanche answered reporters’ questions from the Rose Garden on September 15. asserted
Blanche → fill → September
While speaking with reporters before boarding Air Force One in late August, Trump said he was “going to miss” Leavitt, but remained tight-lipped about who would become the new White House press secretary. “I have never had so many job applications in my life. asserted
I → speak → life
They all want that job. asserted
They → want → job
They love that job. asserted
They → love → job
She’s made that job very glamorous,” Trump said, pointing to Leavitt, who was standing next to him. asserted
who → make → him
Several names have been floated for the job, including Scott Jennings, a conservative commentator for CNN, and Katie Miller, the wife of White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller. asserted
names → float → Miller
Some potential candidates inside the administration that have been suggested include White House Communications Director Steven Cheung and White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary Anna Kelly. uncertain
that → suggest → Cheung
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