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WHITE House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, 28, gave an inside look at her chaotic life, and the impact it\u2019s had on her marriage with her husband, 60.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Leavitt<\/a> said she has \u201cpost-traumatic stress disorder\u201d when it comes to making plans after having to cancel several plans the past year due to her job.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tSign up for The US Sun newsletter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThank you!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said she has \u2018PTSD\u2019 from her demanding scheduleCredit: Reuters<\/p>\n Leavitt said her and her husband have had to bend their plansCredit: Instagram\/KarolineLeavitt<\/p>\n Leavitt and her husband share a young sonCredit: Instagram \/ karolineleavitt<\/p>\n \u201cHonestly, I have PTSD about making plans, so I just don\u2019t,\u201d the press secretary told The Daily Mail<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Leavitt said her family, which also includes her one-year-old child, has grown accustomed to having to adjust their plans at a moment\u2019s notice.<\/p>\n \u201cWe just roll with it,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n \u201cIf there\u2019s a night where I happen to become free, then we take full advantage of that as a family.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tREAD MORE ON KAROLINE LEAVITT\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t LOVE JONES<\/p>\n Karoline Leavitt tells-all on most awkward moment while dating 60-year-old hubs<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t ‘GASLIT’<\/p>\n Moment Karoline Leavitt launches on-air blitz at Biden’s ‘bitter’ ex-press sec<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n During the interview, Leavitt advised the new reporter never to make plans after work.<\/p>\n She said doing so is a \u201crookie move.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s very difficult to make plans in this job,\u201d she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cMy husband and I had three different mini weekend getaway vacations this summer. All three got canceled due to foreign policy events.\u201d<\/p>\n Leavitt<\/a> and her husband, real estate developer Nicholas Riccio<\/a>, were meant to visit her hometown in New Hampshire but had to cancel the trip after an event popped up on Trump\u2019s calendar this past summer.<\/p>\n \u201cBut that\u2019s part of the job, and it\u2019s what makes it fun and challenging and keeps every day new,\u201d she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cAnd it\u2019s, you know, it\u2019s temporary. We\u2019re one year down. We got three to go.\u201d<\/p>\n Leavitt has already served 300 days working for the president and hopes to stay with him until the end of his second term.<\/p>\n She\u2019s already stayed longer than three of four of Trump\u2019s previous press secretaries, including Stephanie Grisham, Kayleigh McEnany, and Sean Spicer.<\/p>\n Sarah Huckabee Sanders served in the Trump administration from July 2017 to June 2019.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\tGet to know Karoline Leavitt\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\tDonald Trump’s press secretary is the youngest White House press secretary ever at 27.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Here are some fast facts about Karoline Leavitt:<\/p>\n She was raised Catholic in Atkinson, New Hampshire Leavitt and her husband, who is 32 years her senior, will have to deal with the ever-changing work schedule until 2029.<\/p>\n The couple\u2019s significant age difference has made headlines, with many wondering how they ended up together.<\/p>\n Leavitt and Riccio first started dating when she was 25, and got married just before Trump\u2019s inauguration in 2025.\u00a0<\/p>\n The press secretary said it was \u201cchallenging\u201d to find eligible bachelors her own age, which led her to Riccio, who owns 15 buildings in New Hampshire.<\/p>\n In 2024, they welcomed their one-and-a-half-year-old son, whom Leavitt says she always tries to spend time with no matter how hectic her work day is.<\/p>\n \u201cMy priority is to always make it home for my kid\u2019s bedtime,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n \u201cI leave at a more reasonable hour than people may think, because that\u2019s sort of the line I\u2019ve drawn to get home and cook dinner and go through the bedtime routine and be a mom.\u201d<\/p>\n Leavitt said her workday typically starts around 5 am and includes catching up on the news, meeting with the president, and coordinating with other government officials when responding to press questions.<\/p>\n \u201cShe is tough, brilliant, kind and doing an amazing job in one of the hardest roles in all of politics,\u201d Huckabee Sanders, her predecessor, and now Arkansas Governor, told the Daily Mail.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI love watching her take on the Press and I am proud to call her my friend.\u201d<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t BAG A BARGAIN<\/p>\n 5 best stocking stuffers from Walmart’s Black Friday hitting stores today<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newspress-collage-alp9p8aqo-1763589200032.jpg\"\/)
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\nShe attended Saint Anselm College
\nShe started her college\u2019s first broadcasting club
\nShe interned at Fox News during college
\nShe worked as the assistant press secretary under Kayleigh McEnany
\nShe won the Republican primary for the US House of Representatives in New Hampshire in 2022
\nShe\u2019s married to 59-year-old entrepreneur Nicholas Riccio<\/a>
\nShe gave birth to her first son, Niko, in July 2024
\nShe went back to work for Trump days after giving birth
\nShe had her mic cut off in a CNN interview in June 2024 after criticizing presidential debate moderators Dana Bash and Jake Tapper<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newspress-collage-n0nmgqqmh-1763991384175.jpg\"\/)
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