‘Not For Her’: Leavitt Discusses Successor’s Brief White House Stint

Karoline Leavitt, who left the White House press secretary job in August to spend time with her two young children, says she is advising President Donald Trump as he hunts for a new spokesperson. Her immediate successor, Katie Zacharia, held the post for only five days, the shortest tenure in U.S. history. Leavitt, speaking to Fox News Digital, said the role plainly did not suit Zacharia and offered best wishes to her and her family, according to Daily Wire.

Leavitt said she had volunteered to help Trump choose someone who can serve both him and the country. She described the position as among the hardest in politics, one she held for almost two years, and said it demands heavy preparation and that a person's performance is hard to predict until they face the podium. Trump, she said, is still weighing candidates, and many people want the job. She also ruled out ever running for office herself and is due to become a Fox News contributor in November.

At a Turning Point USA tour stop in Manchester, New Hampshire, she recalled that Trump dismissed doubts about her youth by pointing to his own early career constructing buildings in Manhattan.

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