{"id":38485,"date":"2026-01-17T03:50:28","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T03:50:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=38485"},"modified":"2026-01-17T03:50:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T03:50:28","slug":"why-karoline-leavitt-admits-feeling-guilty-over-her-son","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=38485","title":{"rendered":"Why Karoline Leavitt admits feeling \u2018guilty\u2019 over her son"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Karoline Leavitt has become the face of the Trump Administration. At 28, she became the youngest White House Press Secretary in history.<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"ttzas69f4fbed7d9d1\" ><div style=\"width:100%; max-width:1200px; margin:0 auto;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/bolt-casino.com?r=0BFDBF1283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    <img \n      src=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f8693ebb-2018-480f-a2f7-0096810c07f0.jpg\" \n      alt=\"200% Deposit Bonus + 10% Cashback\" \n      style=\"width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border-radius:8px; cursor:pointer;\"\n    \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 1201px) {\r\n.ttzas69f4fbed7d9d1 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 993px) and (max-width: 1200px) {\r\n.ttzas69f4fbed7d9d1 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 992px) {\r\n.ttzas69f4fbed7d9d1 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 768px) {\r\n.ttzas69f4fbed7d9d1 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n.ttzas69f4fbed7d9d1 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\n<p>And yet while Leavitt is now famous worldwide, little is known about her private life. Today, Karoline is a wife and mother, with a husband some 32 years her senior. And while she tries to spend as much time with her baby boy as possible, Leavitt has stated that she feels guilty not being there for her son.<\/p>\n<p>Karoline Leavitt has been around the White House for many years.<\/p>\n<p>One must remember, of course, that she\u2019s only 28, an age at which people working in the political spectrum could only dream of setting their foot inside the doors of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, even as guests.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-6e0c9ac9bd918033bfae760b5653c2e9\" class=\"newsner-6e0c9ac9bd918033bfae760b5653c2e9 newsner-incide_content_once\">\n<div id=\"newsner-98396975\" class=\"newsner-incide_content_once\">\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article-thumbnails\" class=\"trc_related_container tbl-trecs-container trc_spotlight_widget\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The meteoric rise of her career is nothing short impressive, though she\u2019s certainly got her work cut out for her. After all, there haven\u2019t been many more divisive periods in US politics \u2013 something that Leavitt has seen from the front row.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-184326 entered lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/04\/16143038\/shutterstock_2650636131-scaled.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/04\/16143038\/shutterstock_2650636131-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/04\/16143038\/shutterstock_2650636131-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/04\/16143038\/shutterstock_2650636131-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/04\/16143038\/shutterstock_2650636131-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/04\/16143038\/shutterstock_2650636131-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/04\/16143038\/shutterstock_2650636131-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/04\/16143038\/shutterstock_2650636131-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/04\/16143038\/shutterstock_2650636131-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/04\/16143038\/shutterstock_2650636131-scaled.jpg\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>So, how did she end up in the White House?<\/p>\n<p>Born on August 24, 1997, in Atkinson, New Hampshire, Karoline Leavitt understood what hard work meant from an early age. Her parents owned an ice cream stand, which she worked at during the summers.<\/p>\n<p>She attended Central Catholic High School in Lawrence, Massachusetts. On\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/podcastaddict.com\/the-catholic-current\/episode\/130130275\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">The Catholic Current<\/a>\u00a0podcast in 2021, Karoline said that her Catholic education \u201creally formed\u201d who she is.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-796398870\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"newsner-b8806cf127d8d18e3e364a96a157be56\" class=\"newsner-b8806cf127d8d18e3e364a96a157be56 newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt taught me discipline, it brought me closer in my own relationship with God, and it also taught me the importance of public service and giving back to your community,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-karoline-leavitt-childhood-school\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Karoline Leavitt \u2013 childhood, school<\/h2>\n<p>Leavitt then enrolled at Saint Anselm College\u2013a Catholic liberal arts college in Manchester, New Hampshire\u2013 on a softball scholarship, playing outfield for the Saint Anselm Hawks softball team. While softball and working in politics might not be closely related, for Karoline, playing sports in college has helped her in her career in Washington.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think that value of hard work and determination and drive was instilled in me in a very young age, just by watching my parents work so hard to earn a living,\u201d Leavitt told the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cbn.com\/news\/politics\/god-she-trusts-karoline-leavitts-journey-white-house-podium\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Christian Broadcasting Network<\/a>\u00a0(CBN).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe game of softball in sports prepared me for the game of politics, no doubt about it. Discipline, hard work, teamwork and also competing against yourself to be the best that you can in athletics, I think, has prepared me especially for this job now,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>In college, Leavitt demonstrated her political aspirations. She participated in many extracurricular activities, including founding the Saint Anselm Broadcasting Club and volunteering at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics. Moreover, she wrote articles for the college newspaper,\u00a0The Saine Anselm Crier.<\/p>\n<p>One of her more talked-about pieces was a 2016 opinion piece in which she took a firm stance behind\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a>, defending his travel ban and criticizing the \u201cliberal media.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will start by saying that journalists and news reporters have the right to express their opinions. Democrats, Republicans, liberals, conservatives and independents alike can rightfully and freely discuss their beliefs. But it becomes a problem when journalists treat others with opposing opinions unfairly,\u201d Leavitt\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/criernewsroom.com\/opinion\/2016\/08\/31\/american-media-distorting-the-truth-for-political-objectives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-internship-at-the-white-house\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Internship at the White House<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cSay what you want about Donald Trump. He is certainly not perfect, but he is without question running against not only a crooked candidate but the crooked and biased media as well. The liberal media is unjust, unfair, and sometimes just plain old false.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Leavitt concluded her article by writing: \u201cIt\u2019s vital that Americans educate themselves on the latest news by checking into all news stations; but more importantly seeing the reality that is buried beneath biases and special interests. If so, people may just see things from a whole new perspective.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During her college years, Leavitt first became familiar with the White House when she landed an internship as a presidential writer in the White House Office of Presidential Correspondence in 2018. In an interview with the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/2022-midterm-elections-abortion-inflation-donald-trump-51418003338eb89abfbfc6aac6909abd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Associated Press<\/a>\u00a0in 2022, she recalled staying in the college dining hall to write her application rather than tailgate at a football game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI remember thinking, \u2018If I made this opportunity, it\u2019s worth missing any football game in the world,&#8217;\u201d Leavitt said.<\/p>\n<p>Leavitt spent one semester in Rome at John Cabot University before returning to the US and Washington. She became the first-ever member of her family to earn an undergraduate degree. Between 2019 and 2021, Karoline worked as an assistant press secretary for Trump\u2019s Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany, preparing for briefings.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-how-karoline-leavitt-became-the-white-house-press-secretary\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Karoline Leavitt became the White House Press Secretary<\/h2>\n<p>When Donald Trump lost the 2020 Presidential Election, she didn\u2019t retreat. She landed the job as Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik\u2019s Director of Communications, but her ambitions exceeded even that.<\/p>\n<p>In 2020, she ran\u00a0for election to the US House of Representatives for New Hampshire\u2019s 1st Congressional District.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI could no longer sit back and watch as our conservative principles \u2014 that make America the greatest country in the world and New Hampshire the best state in the union \u2014 fall under attack,\u201d Leavitt stated on her\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20221109003937\/https:\/\/www.karolineforcongress.com\/about-karoline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">campaign website<\/a>\u00a0at the time.<\/p>\n<p>The campaign was successful, with Leavitt winning the Republican primary, though she lost the general election to Democratic Rep.\u00a0Chris Pappas. When Donald Trump launched his 2024 Presidential Campaign, Leavitt got the chance to prove herself on the big stage. She worked as a press secretary during the campaign, and days after Trump won the election, she was to make history.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-181313 entered lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/11\/28091914\/GettyImages-2203978659-scaled.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/11\/28091914\/GettyImages-2203978659-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/11\/28091914\/GettyImages-2203978659-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/11\/28091914\/GettyImages-2203978659-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/11\/28091914\/GettyImages-2203978659-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/11\/28091914\/GettyImages-2203978659-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/11\/28091914\/GettyImages-2203978659-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/11\/28091914\/GettyImages-2203978659-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/11\/28091914\/GettyImages-2203978659-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/11\/28091914\/GettyImages-2203978659-scaled.jpg\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt takes a question from a reporter during the daily press briefing at the White House on March 11, 2025 in Washington, DC. Leavitt discussed deportations, the economy, Canada, and other topics. (Photo by Andrew Harnik\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>At only 27 years of age, Leavitt was named White House Press Secretary, becoming the youngest person to hold that position in history. Ronald Ziegler previously held the record when he landed the position during Richard Nixon\u2019s administration at age 29 in 1969.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKaroline Leavitt did a phenomenal job as the National Press Secretary on my Historic Campaign, and I am pleased to announce she will serve as White House Press Secretary,\u201d Trump said in a statement appointing Leavitt as his press secretary.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKaroline is smart, tough, and has proven to be a highly effective communicator. I have the utmost confidence she will excel at the podium, and help deliver our message to the American People as we Make America Great Again.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-karoline-leavitt-family-husband-children\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Karoline Leavitt \u2013 family, husband, children<\/h2>\n<p>These days Leavitt has become famous worldwide, appearing in front of the media basically every day. But while she is passionate about work, she also has a private life, which is all about her family.<\/p>\n<p>In 2022, during her congressional campaign, Leavitt met the man who would become her husband.<\/p>\n<p>Nicholas Riccio, 60, was more than twice her age and Leavitt announced their engagement at Christmas in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>She called their relationship \u201ca very atypical love story\u201d in an interview on\u00a0<em>The Megyn Kelly Show<\/em>, noting that Riccio had been \u201cincredible\u201d from the very beginning.<\/p>\n<p>The pair first crossed paths at an event organized by a mutual friend at a New Hampshire restaurant owned by Riccio.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was speaking. We met and we were acquainted as friends. And then we fell in love,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n<p>In July 2024, they welcomed their first child, son Niko, and on January 4 this year, just days before Donald Trump\u2019s inauguration, they got married.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA mutual friend of ours hosted an event at a restaurant that he owns up in New Hampshire and invited my husband,\u201d Leavitt said on\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/cmUrYCSKzgM?si=hQkIF0oF7HDwno1y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">The Megyn Kelly Show<\/a><\/em>. \u201cI was speaking. We met, we were acquainted as friends, and then we fell in love.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI mean, it\u2019s a very atypical love story, but he\u2019s incredible,\u201d she said of her husband. \u201cHe\u2019s the father of my child, and he\u2019s the best dad I could ever ask for. And he is so supportive, especially during a very chaotic period of life.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-donald-trump-called-karoline-after-she-had-given-birth-to-her-son\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Donald Trump called Karoline after she had given birth to her son<\/h2>\n<p>Just four days after Karoline gave birth to her first child, Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p>She decided she wanted to go straight back to work.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI felt compelled to be present in this historic moment,\u201d she told\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theconservateur.com\/features\/wonder-woman-karoline-leavitt-her-life-as-a-new-mom-amp-trumps-spokeswoman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">The Conservateur<\/a>. \u201cThe president literally put his life on the line to win this election. The least I could do is get back to work quickly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One week after they came home with their newborn son from the hospital, Karoline got a call she might not have expected. Donald Trump was on the line, and he didn\u2019t want to talk business.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-179817 entered lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/11\/07111845\/karolineleavitt.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/11\/07111845\/karolineleavitt.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/11\/07111845\/karolineleavitt-400x210.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/11\/07111845\/karolineleavitt-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/11\/07111845\/karolineleavitt-412x216.jpg 412w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/11\/07111845\/karolineleavitt-664x350.jpg 664w\" alt=\"Karoline Leavitt. Credit: Getty Images, Instagra\/karolineleavitt\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/11\/07111845\/karolineleavitt.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/11\/07111845\/karolineleavitt-400x210.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/11\/07111845\/karolineleavitt-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/11\/07111845\/karolineleavitt-412x216.jpg 412w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/11\/07111845\/karolineleavitt-664x350.jpg 664w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/11\/07111845\/karolineleavitt.jpg\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt was incredibly warm and kind. He wanted to check in. He asked me how I was doing,\u201d Leavitt recalled, adding that Donald then gave the phone to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/tag\/melania-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Melania<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMrs. Trump and I talked about how wonderful it is to be a mother to a boy. They spoke about their love for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/tag\/barron-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Barron<\/a>, and the president cracked a joke: \u2018We have a little boy, but he\u2019s not so little now!&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Leavitt concluded: \u201cThat was such a special phone call. I\u2019ll never forget receiving it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She and her husband are now preparing to welcome their second child, a baby girl, expected in May 2026.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy husband and I are overjoyed to be expanding our family and can\u2019t wait to see our son step into his role as a big brother,\u201d she shared on Instagram, showing off her baby bump in front of a Christmas tree. \u201cI feel so grateful to God for the gift of motherhood \u2014 truly the closest thing to Heaven on Earth.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-karoline-leavitt-is-32-years-younger-than-her-husband-nicholas-riccio\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Karoline Leavitt is 32 years younger than her husband Nicholas Riccio<\/h2>\n<p>Karoline Leavitt and husband Nicholas Riccio have a 32-year age gap.<\/p>\n<p>The White House Press Secretary has no issues addressing the age gap; in fact, she strongly believes it has benefited her career.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s built a very successful business himself, so now he\u2019s fully supportive of me building my success in my career,\u201d she said, adding that her husband is \u201cso supportive, especially during this very chaotic period of life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Although Karoline has one of the most demanding jobs at the White House, when she gets home, that doesn\u2019t matter.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking with the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cbn.com\/news\/politics\/god-she-trusts-karoline-leavitts-journey-white-house-podium\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Christian Broadcasting Network<\/a>, Leavitt said she is just like any other mom when she leaves her job and walks through the door at home.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-184327 entered lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/04\/23074907\/GettyImages-2149568733.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/04\/23074907\/GettyImages-2149568733.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/04\/23074907\/GettyImages-2149568733-768x623.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"831\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/04\/23074907\/GettyImages-2149568733.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/04\/23074907\/GettyImages-2149568733-768x623.jpg 768w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/04\/23074907\/GettyImages-2149568733.jpg\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Karoline Leavitt is seen leaving Trump Tower on April 25, 2024 in New York, New York. (Photo by MEGA\/GC Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI spend every second that I possibly can with my son when I\u2019m home on weekends and evenings. I try to make it home for bedtime as much as I can throughout the week,\u201d she said, admitting that she finds it \u201cchallenging\u201d to be a mother. \u201cI think every working mother understands the demands. No matter where you are, what you\u2019re doing, there is a sense of guilt,\u201d Leavitt concluded.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What do you think about Karoline Leavitt? Please share this article on Facebook with friends and family and give us your opinion!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karoline Leavitt has become the face of the Trump Administration. At 28, she became the youngest White House Press Secretary in history. And yet while Leavitt is now famous worldwide, little is known about her private life. Today, Karoline is a wife and mother, with a husband some 32 years her senior. 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