Karoline Leavitt jokes that job in Trump's administration has left her with PTSD: 'It's very difficult' [View all]
Source: The Independent
Monday 24 November 2025 16:54 EST
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said she’s developed post traumatic stress disorder while working under President Donald Trump. But the source of her distress isn’t reporters, despite their unending barrage of queries about the day’s headlines. Instead, it’s her grueling schedule, which has caused her to spend long hours away from her family, she told The Daily Mail.
“Honestly, I have PTSD about making plans, so I just don't,” the 28-year-old griped to the outlet about arranging time off with her husband, 60-year-old real estate developer Nicholas Riccio. “It's very difficult to make plans in this job.”
“My husband and I had three different mini weekend getaway vacations this summer. All three got canceled due to foreign policy events,” she said, adding, “We just roll with it. If there's a night where I happen to become free, then we take full advantage of that as a family.”
Leavitt, a New Hampshire native and Saint Anselm graduate, has rapidly climbed the ranks in Republican politics. She began her career interning at Fox News in 2016 before serving in the communications office during Trump’s first term. In January, she made history by becoming the youngest-ever White House press secretary.
Read more: https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/karoline-leavitt-trump-white-house-ptsd-b2871483.html
The whole country has PTSD dealing with the likes of her.
But then folks might recall during the first term, when 45 ditched the "Daily White House Briefings" after the revolving door of Spicy, Huckleberry, Grisly Grisham, and McEloony, and the media had to chase the spokespeople around to get some kind of "statements" (that weren't posted on Xitter or the eventual Devin MOOnes-run LiesSocial).
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