Karoline Leavitt, one of the best presidential spokespeople in history, announced yesterday that she will stop being a government official at the end of August to spend more time with her family and will take on the role of key advisor to Trump. Speculation about who her successor will be has already begun.
Leavitt, 28, defended Trumpist policies with precision and conviction. The New Hampshire native did her job so well that many thought she could stay on throughout the second term of the Republican leader. A source told the New York Post that the president has not yet decided on her replacement.
The main candidates to succeed Leavitt are Alina Habba, former acting federal prosecutor of New Jersey, and Matthew Boyle, head of the Breitbart media office in Washington. Habba is a well-known lawyer and staunch defender of the president, while Boyle is a reporter who has interviewed Trump many times and is known for his strong and combative presence.
Another name currently circulating is Taylor Budowich, former deputy chief of communications and staff at the White House who is currently in the private sector, and some are daring to nominate the current White House communications director, Steven Cheung, who already holds several roles within the government.
