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Karoline Leavitt says goodbye as White House press secretary

Poynter · Tom Jones · last updated

She said the president deserves someone who can be available around the clock, and there’s no shortage of options to replace her

Less than two years ago, when she was 27 years old, Karoline Leavitt became the youngest White House press secretary ever.

Now 29, Leavitt is leaving that job.

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