Karoline Leavitt shares motherhood post ahead of second baby but it backfires
On May 1, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt took to Instagram to share a message about motherhood ahead of the birth of her second baby with husband Nicholas Riccio
Karoline Leavitt opened up about motherhood ahead of the birth of her second child, but it backfired miserably.
On Friday, May 1, the 28-year-old White House Press Secretary took to her Instagram to share that there "is no greater blessing than motherhood." She concluded her post by telling her followers, "Don't let anyone tell you otherwise."
Leavitt is eagerly awaiting the birth of her daughter, her second baby with her husband, Nicholas Riccio, 60, which could come at any time. The couple also shares a son, Niko, 21 months old. While many of her followers wished her well with the new baby, others trolled her in the comments. This comes after Leavitt was dubbed a "liar" for her recent remarks about President Donald Trump.
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In the comments section of Leavitt's post, several social media users slammed her, with one adding a GIF from the Hulu series, The Handmaid's Tale. Ann Dowd's character, Aunt Lydia, says, "Blessed be the fruit," a phrase said by civilians in Gilead, a totalitarian, patriarchal, and neo-Puritanical society that replaced the United States.
Other GIFs featured the words, "Release the Files," referring to the files pertaining to the case of the late sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein. A third commenter simply wrote, "Liar," while a fourth, brutally, wrote, "Poor kids." Yet another bashed, "Please go on maternity LEAVE."
However, the comments were flooded with praise for the expectant mother. One person gushed, "Beautiful and CUTEST. Loveeeee these pics!!!!!" Another added, "Beautiful and all the very best for you and your little girl."
A third said, "Greatest press secretary to ever do it," as a fourth chimed in, "Enjoy your maternity leave, and praying for a safe and successful delivery of your new blessing."
On Monday, April 27, the 28-year-old once again praised Trump during a press conference following the White House Correspondents' Dinner, which was disrupted by a shooter. The suspect has now been charged with attempting to assassinate Trump.
Days after she planned to begin her maternity leave, Leavitt said she viewed her job as the president and White House's spokeswoman as a "public service." The press secretary, who attended the Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday, April 25, said Trump "inspires all of us" as he faces "unprecedented adversity and challenges."
Leavitt said, "I'm honored to work in this job. I view this job as the president’s spokesperson and the White House spokeswoman as public service. It’s not just any job. I'm honored to do it and I'm honored to work and speak on behalf of President Trump, who has faced unprecedented adversity and challenges.
"And I'm honored to work for him, and again, as I witnessed on Saturday night, just his dogged resolve and determination to get back on to the stage, and he was pushing Secret Service and law enforcement to allow him to address, and that really — I think hopefully it gives the country the type of strength that we need.
"And I certainly know as his spokesperson, and I can speak on behalf of all of the staff here at the White House, the president inspires all of us to just keep going and keep fighting every day."
On X, Leavitt was slammed for praising Trump and even dubbed a "liar." One person bashed, "Every time Karoline Leavitt lies, her philtrum grows by a hair's width."
Another slammed, "You lie daily and gaslight the American people," as a third questioned, "So why do you lie so much. How is that a public service?" Yet another chimed in, "She's a paid liar. I mean we all know it I have nothing against her but that's just her job."
However, several of Leavitt's followers praised her for delaying her maternity leave to give the press conference. Many simply praised her for the job she's done over the first year of Trump's second term. One gushed, "We love you @PressSec @karolineleavitt and you are doing a wonderful job. Please take the time for yourself and your baby. It's okay."
Another added, "Thank you, Karoline, you have been an incredible press secretary. Best wishes on the new blessing," as a third pointed out, "One tough young lady. Nicholas and little Nico are blessed to have her in their lives."
Yet another praised, "Regardless of politics, this is impressive. Carrying a child at 39 weeks while briefing the press under pressure shows real grit. Mothers balancing high-stakes roles deserve respect. Hope everything goes smoothly for her and the baby. Good luck, baby, once you are out, and tell your mom to follow me on X hahaha."
This wasn't the first time Leavitt has put her personal life on hold amid a Trump administration crisis. In July 2024, she returned to the campaign trail four days after giving birth to her son, Nikko, following Trump's near-assassination at a rally in Butler, P.A.
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"I looked at my husband and said, 'Looks like I'm going back to work,'" Leavitt recounted in an interview with The Conservateur last year.
My Future Mother-in-Law Destroyed My Dead Mother’s Wedding Dress—Then One Whisper at the Altar Exposed Why She Needed Me to Run
Three hours before the wedding, my future mother-in-law ruined my wedding dress and left a note with just four words: "Know your place." She thought I would cry, run away, and become a laughingstock in front of 200 guests. But what silenced the entire wedding wasn't the soiled dress... it was what I whispered to the groom as we stood at the altar.
Three hours before my wedding, I found my dress floating in a bathtub full of red wine, black coffee, and something that smelled like bleach. Pinned to the ruined lace was a cream card in my future mother-in-law’s handwriting: Know your place.
For ten seconds, I couldn’t breathe.
The dress had belonged to my mother. She had worn it in 1989, and before she died, she spent six months restoring it with me—replacing pearls, repairing the train, sewing one tiny blue thread beneath the hem because she said every bride deserved one secret no one else could see.
Now the silk was pink-brown, the lace eaten through, and one sleeve had dissolved into threads.
Behind me, my maid of honor, Tessa, whispered, “Oh my God, Claire.”
I didn’t cry.
That was the first thing Evelyn Harrow got wrong.
The second was believing I didn’t know exactly why she hated me.
To Evelyn, I was “the scholarship girl” who had somehow trapped her only son, Adrian. She introduced me as “an accountant” with the same tone people used for dental plaque. At engagement dinners, she corrected my pronunciation of French wines I had never ordered and once asked whether my family “understood formal cutlery.”
She never mentioned that I was a forensic accountant specializing in family-owned companies, or that I had spent the last six months quietly helping Adrian review irregularities inside Harrow Hospitality after his father’s stroke.
Evelyn thought money made her untouchable.
She also thought Adrian knew nothing.
Tessa picked up the note with shaking fingers. “Call him. Cancel everything.”
“No.”
“Claire, she destroyed your mother’s dress.”
“I know.”
My voice sounded strangely calm.
I photographed the bathtub, the note, the hallway, the broken lock on the bridal suite, and the tiny security sensor above the service door. Then I called hotel security.
The manager arrived pale-faced.
“Mrs. Harrow requested that camera be disabled this morning,” he admitted.
Of course she had.
But Evelyn didn’t know I had installed my own battery-powered camera in the dress case after someone searched my apartment two weeks earlier.
I opened the app.
There she was.
Evelyn entered at 9:14 a.m., locked the door, poured three bottles over the gown, smiled at the camera she thought was d:ead, and placed the note on top.
Then she made a phone call.
“Once she runs,” Evelyn said, laughing, “Adrian will finally sign the amended trust papers.”
I froze the video.
Tessa stared at me. “What amended trust papers?”
I looked toward the chapel doors, where two hundred guests were waiting to watch me become a Harrow.
For the first time that morning, I almost smiled.
“The reason this wedding was never just about me.”...
To be continued in C0mments 👇
