White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has officially traded the podium for the pacifier, giving birth to her second child, according to posts on her social media.
Leavitt writing on Instagram that Viviana, or 'Vivi' was born on May 1'st.
'She is perfect and healthy, and her big brother is joyfully adjusting to life with his new baby sister. We are enjoying every moment in our blissful newborn bubble,' Leavitt wrote on Instagram.
She then thanked everyone who reached out to their family during her pregnancy.
'I truly felt them throughout the entire experience. God is Good.'
The 28-year-old lead spokeswoman is now on maternity leave from her post with the Trump administration to spend time with her infant daughter.
Following the announcement of her newborn, the focus now shifts to how things will operate without her at the White House.
In a move that highlights the unconventional nature of this White House, there will be no formal replacement for the Press Secretary while she focuses on her new arrival.
Instead, the White House plans to use a 'tag-team' approach to handle the daily media grind. Politico reports that the Vice President, various cabinet members and possibly even the President himself could take turns briefing the media.
COURTESY: Karoline Leavitt. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has officially traded the podium for the pacifier, giving birth to her second child, according to posts on her social media
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt and her son Nicholas look at Waddle, the alternate national Thanksgiving turkey, in the White House press briefing room last year
Leavitt has said several times that this administration is a 'family-friendly' one. Leavitt revealed back in December of last year that she was pregnant with her second child
The 28-year-old lead spokeswoman is now on maternity leave from her post with the Trump administration to spend time with her infant daughter
Nicholas Riccio and Karoline Leavitt attend the 2026 White House Correspondents' Dinner at Washington Hilton before shots rang out
Nicholas Riccio and Karoline Leavitt arrive at the 2025 Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House
A very pregnant Leavitt ducked for cover during the dinner as an active-shooter threat was neutralized. She gave a press-briefing later that week, saying that it would 'hopefully be her last' before she gives birth
The White House press secretary, 28, said she and her husband, Nick Riccio, 59, are expecting their second child in May 2026. Their first son, Niko, was born in July 2024
Leavitt revealed back in December of last year that she was pregnant with a baby girl.
Leavitt and her husband, Nick Riccio, 59, had their first son Niko in July 2024.
In an Instagram post sharing the news, Leavitt wrote that her second child is 'the greatest Christmas gift we could ever ask for.'
'My husband and I are thrilled to grow our family and can't wait to watch our son become a big brother,' Leavitt wrote. 'My heart is overflowing with gratitude to God for the blessing of motherhood, which I truly believe is the closest thing to Heaven on Earth.'
Leavitt also thanked President Trump, saying he and Chief of Staff Susie Wiles have fostered 'a pro-family environment in the White House.'
'2026 is going to be a great year and I'm so excited to be a girl mom,' she concluded.
Since becoming the face of the White House last year, Leavitt's marriage to Riccio, a real estate developer, has raised questions due to their 31-year age gap.
In March, Leavitt admitted they have a 'very atypical love story', and said they first met when she unsuccessfully ran for Congress in New Hampshire in 2022.
'A mutual friend of ours hosted an event at a restaurant that he owns up in New Hampshire and invited my husband,' Leavitt told Megyn Kelly at the time.
'I was speaking. We met and we were acquainted as friends. And then we fell in love.'
Leavitt and her husband, Nick Riccio, 59, had their first son Niko in July 2024
Karoline Leavitt has revealed she is expecting a baby girl in an Instagram post describing the happy news as 'the greatest Christmas gift we could ever ask for'
Leavitt thanked President Trump, saying he and Chief of Staff Susie Wiles have fostered 'a pro-family environment in the White House'
Leavitt, seen with President Trump in July, thanked the President in her pregnancy announcement, saying he and Chief of Staff Susie Wiles have fostered 'a pro-family environment in the White House'
Following the announcement of her newborn, the focus now shifts to how things will operate without her at the White House
Karoline Leavitt and Anna Kelly pose for a picture at a Trump event
Back in November of last year, Leavitt told the Daily Mail in an exclusive interview that her marriage had been put under strain by the demands of being the White House press secretary
When The Megyn Kelly Show host asked if there had been any thought in her mind of 'I can't date him, he's 59 and I'm 27?', Leavitt confirmed that she had dealt with initial doubts about how the age gap would impact the relationship.
'Yes, of course. I mean, it's a very atypical love story, but he's incredible,' she gushed. 'He is my greatest supporter, he's my best friend and he's my rock.'
Back in November of last year, Leavitt told the Daily Mail in an exclusive interview that her marriage had been put under strain by the demands of being the White House press secretary.
She joked that she had PTSD around making plans for date nights with her husband because of how frequently she has to cancel them, and said she now 'just doesn't' try to make the plans.
'We just roll with it. If there's a night where I happen to become free, then we take full advantage of that as a family,' she said.
'Definitely, it's very difficult to make plans in this job,' she continued. 'My husband and I had three different mini weekend getaway vacations this summer. All three got canceled due to foreign policy events.'