Trump’s irreplaceable press secretary Karoline Leavitt shopping her next big move: report

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President Donald Trump’s former press secretary Karoline Leavitt has been shopping her next big move — a tell-all book about her time in the White House — according to a new report.

It’s been a month since Leavitt, 29, left the White House—with a replacement still yet to be named—and she is already pitching a book to publishers about her tenure as the youngest press secretary to step behind the White House lectern, unnamed sources told Page Six Hollywood.

Leavitt left her post on August 27, about two weeks after Trump announced her departure, saying she wanted to spend more time with her family. Leavitt has a two-year-old son, Niko, and a nearly five-month-old daughter, Vivi, with her husband Nicholas Riccio.

Before her time at the White House ended, Leavitt announced that she would return to work for MAGA Inc. She served as a spokesperson for the pro-Trump super PAC before joining Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign and later the White House press team.

Aside from her role at MAGA Inc., a source familiar with Leavitt’s next steps previously told Fox News Digital that she will also “engage in other opportunities yet to be announced.”

Trump said in his Truth Social post announcing Leavitt’s departure that she would continue as one of his top advisors outside of the White House.

“Karoline has been a real leader in the White House, and has done a phenomenal job fighting for Justice, Liberty, and Freedom,” the president wrote.

The Independent has reached out to MAGA Inc. for comment from Leavitt about her potential new book.

Leavitt became known for her combative press briefings, where she fiercely defended Trump’s agenda when reporters asked critical questions about issues such as the Iran war and the president’s immigration crackdown.

In a recent episode of Fox News host Sean Hannity’s podcast, Hang Out with Sean Hannity, Leavitt admitted that “there’s a performative aspect to the briefing room.”

“In fairness, I think on both sides, right? But definitely with the press. And they have to do that because their bosses are demanding it.

“There’s been times reporters have even said to me, ‘I’m sorry, I had to ask that today. My bosses really wanted me to ask that.’ They know it’s an unfair question, but they’re not in control of their own livelihood. They are dictated by the editors and the execs at some of these companies,” she said.

It’s still unclear who will replace Leavitt as the face of the White House press team. Vice President JD Vance filled in for a White House press briefing on September 3 and Attorney General Todd Blanche answered reporters’ questions from the Rose Garden on September 15.

While speaking with reporters before boarding Air Force One in late August, Trump said he was “going to miss” Leavitt, but remained tight-lipped about who would become the new White House press secretary.

“I have never had so many job applications in my life. They all want that job. They love that job. She’s made that job very glamorous,” Trump said, pointing to Leavitt, who was standing next to him.

Several names have been floated for the job, including Scott Jennings, a conservative commentator for CNN, and Katie Miller, the wife of White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller.

Some potential candidates inside the administration that have been suggested include White House Communications Director Steven Cheung and White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary Anna Kelly.