With Maria Bartiromo's departure from Fox News Thursday, her name is now drawing speculation that she might become President Trump's White House Press Secretary, replacing Karoline Leavitt.
Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent were among the administration officials to fill in for Leavitt when she was out on maternity leave earlier this year.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt shared advice for her successor and thanked reporters for working with her on her last day in her role.
A replacement press secretary may not be named for a while, advisers suggest.
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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt tells NewsNation's Markie Martin “there is definitely a list” of candidates President Trump is picking from to fill her role. MORE: https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/motherhood-karoline-leavitt-white-house-exit/
The president framed the former press secretary’s exit earlier this month as a choice between her family and him — and he’s now said it twice in under a week.
Leavitt exits at the end of the month, and speculation over her successor has been running hot across conservative media.
Axios’s Herb Scribner is speaking with LiveNOW’s Austin Westfall this Sunday as speculation continues to grow over who will replace White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt as she plans to leave her role by the end of the month. Leavitt was the youngest person to become White House press secretary and President Donald Trump appears to be on the hunt for a replacement. We are also learning more as the Trump administration asks the Supreme Court to immediately allow construction of the White House ballroom.