Jerusalem Post/US Politics"Serving as the White House Press Secretary over the past year and a half has been the honor and adventure of a lifetime," Leavitt said in a post on social media site X/Twitter.Follow us on GoogleReporters raise hands as White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt holds a press briefing in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, DC, US, July 16, 2026. (photo credit: REUTERS/Evan Vucci)ByREUTERS, IDAN KWELLERAUGUST 12, 2026 23:35US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt would depart her role at the end of the month to spend more time with her family."Serving as the White House Press Secretary over the past year and a half has been the honor and adventure of a lifetime," Leavitt said in a post on social media site X/Twitter."Karoline will now be one of my top outside advisors, and an influential voice within the Republican Party, as we work to defy History, and conclusively win the Midterm Elections," Trump said in a post on Truth Social.Leavitt joined Trump's 2024 campaign and served as transition spokeswoman before Trump selected her to be White House press secretary, becoming the youngest person to be appointed to the role.Leavitt's post one of Washington's most demandingAlthough Leavitt is leaving the White House less than two years after taking the job, her tenure is not unusually short by modern standards. The White House press secretary is one of Washington’s most demanding and highly scrutinized positions, and in recent decades many have served for roughly a year and a half to three years.White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt listens as US President Donald Trump speaks with members of the media aboard Air Force One en route from Florida to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, January 11, 2026. (credit: REUTERS/Nathan Howard)Jen Psaki, former president Joe Biden’s first press secretary, left after about 16 months; Jay Carney served for roughly three and a half years under Barack Obama, while Josh Earnest held the job for about two and a half years.Some of the notable exceptions date to earlier administrations: James Hagerty served for nearly all eight years of Dwight Eisenhower’s presidency, while Marlin Fitzwater served under two presidents, Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush.Leavitt’s tenure, which will total approximately 19 months by the time she departs at the end of August, therefore falls comfortably within the modern pattern for one of the White House’s most relentless public-facing jobs.Follow us on Google