Karoline Leavitt may be leaving the White House briefing room, but she is not going far.
The outgoing White House press secretary confirmed Friday that she will return to MAGA Inc., the powerful pro-Trump super PAC where she worked before joining President Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign.
“You guys will still see me all the time,” Leavitt told reporters aboard Air Force One, according to Fox News.
Leavitt did not reveal her new title or responsibilities. However, a source familiar with her plans told Fox News Digital that she would also pursue “other opportunities yet to be announced.”
The move appears designed to keep one of Trump’s most trusted communicators firmly inside his political operation as Republicans prepare for the November midterm elections.
Leavitt said Friday’s flight to a Trump campaign rally in South Carolina was her final Air Force One trip as press secretary. She plans to take a brief vacation in her home state of New Hampshire before returning to Washington and beginning her new role, The New York Post reported.
“I’m gonna miss her,” Trump told reporters before boarding the plane.
Leavitt is also expected to accompany the president to the Republican midterm convention in Dallas in September.
Trump announced earlier this month that Leavitt would depart the White House at the end of August, shortly after she returned from maternity leave following the birth of her second child.
Leavitt called the decision “bittersweet,” explaining that she did not believe she could devote the required time and energy to the job while also being the mother she wanted to be to her two young children.
Trump praised Leavitt as one of his most trusted aides and said she would become a top outside adviser and an influential Republican voice heading into the midterms, according to The Daily Caller.
Her next move is settled. Her successor, however, remains an open question.
CNN conservative commentator Scott Jennings has emerged as an early favorite after meeting with White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles. Multiple officials told CNN that the search is still in its early stages, while Jennings has declined to say whether he is seeking the position.
Trump publicly fueled the speculation Friday, calling Jennings “good” before floating longtime communications adviser Margo Martin as another possibility.
“I have never had so many job applications in my life,” Trump said, crediting Leavitt with making the demanding position “very glamorous.”
Other names linked to the opening include Principal Deputy Press Secretary Anna Kelly and Trump executive assistant Natalie Harp. Alina Habba, once viewed as a leading contender, has publicly ruled herself out.
No final decision has been announced — leaving the battle for one of Washington’s most visible jobs wide open.
