{"id":42058,"date":"2026-08-13T01:27:41","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T20:27:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=42058"},"modified":"2026-08-13T01:27:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T20:27:41","slug":"trump-says-press-secretary-leavitt-to-leave-job-at-months-end","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=42058","title":{"rendered":"Trump says press secretary Leavitt to leave job at month&#8217;s end"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\" data-body-type=\"bodyblocks\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Aug 12 (Reuters) &#8211; President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that White \u200cHouse press secretary Karoline Leavitt \u200cwould depart her role at the end \u200bof the month to spend more time with her family.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Serving as the White House Press Secretary over the \u200cpast year \u2060and a half has been the honor and adventure of \u2060a lifetime,&#8221; 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