White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt holds her last press briefing before maternity leave at the White House in Washington on April 27. She gave birth to her second child May 1. Photo by Yuri Gripas/UPI | License Photo
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced Thursday that she gave birth to her second child earlier in the month.
The baby is her second with husband Nicholas Riccio, with whom she welcomed a son in July 2024.
“On May 1st, Viviana aka ‘Vivi’ joined our family, and our hearts instantly exploded with love,” Leavitt said in an Instagram post announcing the birth.
“She is perfect and healthy, and her big brother is joyfully adjusting to life with his new baby sister. We are enjoying every moment in our blissful newborn bubble.
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Leavitt went on maternity leave at the end of April, announcing that various administration officials — including possibly President Donald Trump — would handle the daily White House press briefings in her absence.
She gave no indication of how long she would be on maternity leave, but federal employee are given 12 weeks of paid parental leave for the birth of a child.
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