白宫新闻发言人卡罗琳·莱维特将于月底离职[2]。特朗普称莱维特是他"最信任的助手"之一[2]。莱维特在担任发言人期间因传播虚假信息而引发关注，她在首次新闻发布会上声称拜登政府计划使用5000万美元纳税人资金向加沙发送避孕套，但这一说法遭到美国国际开发署记录的直接驳斥[1]。
特朗普政府目前正在物色继任者，但尚未正式公布人选[2]。在莱维特请假期间，副总统JD·万斯和国务卿马可·鲁比奥曾代理新闻发布会[2]。据报道，潜在候选人包括前特朗普律师阿莉娜·哈巴（42岁）、保守派播客主持人凯蒂·米勒（34岁）、现任副发言人安娜·凯利（29岁）、前电视主播萨奇·斯蒂尔（53岁）、白宫通讯主任史蒂文·周、前国土安全部公共事务助理特里西亚·麦克劳林，以及政治评论员斯科特·詹宁斯（48岁）[2]。
Karoline Leavitt is stepping down as White House Press Secretary at month's end, prompting the Trump administration to identify her successor [2]. President Trump has described Leavitt as one of his "most trusted aides" [2]. The White House has not yet formally announced a replacement, though multiple candidates are under consideration [2].
Commentary has highlighted the president's apparent prioritization of a spokesperson's willingness to disseminate false information. At her first press briefing, Leavitt claimed that the Biden administration had planned to use $50 million in taxpayer funds to send condoms to Gaza—a statement directly contradicted by records from the U.S. Agency for International Development [1]. During her previous leave of absence, Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio filled in at press briefings [2].
Among the potential successors are Alina Habba, a 42-year-old former Trump attorney; Katie Miller, a 34-year-old conservative podcast host; Anna Kelly, the 29-year-old current deputy press secretary; Sage Steele, a 53-year-old former television broadcaster; Steven Cheung, the current White House Communications Director; Tricia McLaughlin, a former Department of Homeland Security public affairs assistant; and Scott Jennings, a 48-year-old political commentator [2].