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‘GROW OUR FAMILY’: Karoline Leavitt Makes Major Announcement

Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell •   December 26, 2025

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced that she is expecting a baby girl to be born in May.

“My husband and I are thrilled to grow our family and can’t wait to watch our son become a big brother,” she wrote on Instagram. “My heart is overflowing with gratitude to God for the blessing of motherhood, which I truly believe is the closest thing to Heaven on Earth.”

Leavitt and her husband Nicholas Riccio welcomed their first baby, Niko, in July 2024. 

Leavitt thanked President Donald Trump and the White House chief of staff, Susie Wiles, “for their support, and for fostering a pro-family environment in the White House.”

“2026 is going to be a great year and I am so excited to be a girl mom!” she said. 

Leavitt becomes the first U.S. press secretary in history to hold the post while expecting a baby. 

An administration official told Fox News that Leavitt plans to remain in her White House position.

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Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell is the White House correspondent for the Daily Signal.

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