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Questions over Karoline Leavitt’s replacement as she steps down as White House press secretary – US politics live

The Guardian UK Thursday 13 August 2026, 11:30 UTC By Mabel Banfield-Nwachi 1 min read
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Leavitt’s departure three months before midterms raises questions over who will communicate Trump’s messages as his approval rating falls to record low, says YouGov pollingHello and welcome to the US politics live blog. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s decision to step down from the role comes less than three months before the midterm elections. The two most senior members of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet, secretary of state Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent,...

Leavitt’s departure three months before midterms raises questions over who will communicate Trump’s messages as his approval rating falls to record low, says YouGov polling

Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s decision to step down from the role comes less than three months before the midterm elections.

The two most senior members of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet, secretary of state Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, flew out of last month’s Nato summit in Turkey on what was effectively a decoy plane after an Iranian threat, while Trump was secretly moved to a smaller military jet, a senior US official said Wednesday.

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