Karoline Leavitt is making the most of her free time now that President Donald Trump is not the center of her world.
Leavitt, 29, left her post on Aug. 27, less than two years after making history as the youngest White House press secretary in U.S. history.
She described her departure as “bittersweet” in an Aug. 12 announcement.
News of Leavitt’s resignation arrived just months after the birth of her and her husband Nicholas Riccio’s second child, a daughter named Vivian. They also share a 2-year-old son, Niko.
Leavitt took a four-month maternity leave, returning just in time to spin tales about Trump’s Great American State Fair and exorbitant Washington, D.C., renovations, and more.
The president’s heavily relied-upon staffer admitted, “The truth is since returning to the White House after the birth of my daughter.”
She added, “I have felt in my heart that I cannot be the best mom my two young children deserve while devoting the constant time, energy, and attention required of the White House Press Secretary.”
Presently, Leavitt’s off days look different, yet they still carry a strong link to Trump.
Days into her break from the executive mansion, Leavitt posted a photo of herself golfing.
She also reposted friend Erika Johnson Pandelena’s group photo on the greens, revealing she has found a gaggle of like-minded ladies to occupy her spare time.
Serving as the White House Press Secretary over the past year and a half has been the honor and adventure of a lifetime. I am incredibly grateful to President Trump for granting me so many extraordinary opportunities, such as working in the West Wing and spending countless hours… https://t.co/4jyW61DGGh pic.twitter.com/xny1yccuBn
— Karoline Leavitt (@karolineleavitt) August 12, 2026
Pandelena captioned the image, “Girls who golf week 3,” and tagged the “newest additions,” Leavitt and Olivia R. Jensen.
The former press secretary wrote that she was “home sweet home with my hometown girls.” She and Pandelena are childhood best friends. Leavitt served as one of her longtime pal’s bridesmaids in 2024.
While Leavitt showed off her swing, critics had a field day shredding her upload. One person snarked, “Is she suffering from ‘post Donald depression’??”
Golfing is the president’s most documented leisure activity. On any given weekend, he is photographed on courses around the capital, at Trump Doral near Mar-a-Lago, and sometimes even abroad, including his upcoming trip to Trump International Golf Links Ireland in September.
The blonde who has become increasingly visible as Leavitt pivots into a new chapter of her career is Natalie Harp, Trump’s assistant.
Some skeptics speculate that Harp is being primed to take over Leavitt’s old post; however, the White House has not revealed official plans for a replacement.
In her farewell message to reporters at the White House, Leavitt confessed she won’t miss “the briefings and what I just did on TV is 10 percent. Ninety percent of it is taking all of your calls at 5 in the morning and 11 p.m. at night.”
Leavitt also offered a “good luck” to whoever fills the vacancy.
A second person declared, “Trump will pay to keep her happy and quiet.” Someone else wondered, “Is she heading towards Fox so she can spin lies 24 7 like she did in the White House.”
Her new gig involves working with MAGA Inc., a Trump super PAC. Leavitt was the organization’s spokesperson before joining the Republican politician’s 2024 re-election campaign.
