Overview
- White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt shared a Nov. 2 Instagram carousel featuring family photos from the White House trick-or-treating and the vice president’s residence.
- Commenters accused her of airbrushing husband Nicholas Riccio’s face to look younger, citing a perceived mismatch with the appearance of his hands and neck.
- Leavitt, 28, is married to Riccio, reported to be about 60, a roughly 32-year age difference that continues to draw public attention online.
- The Independent reported that Getty/news-wire photos of Riccio at the same event look nearly identical to Leavitt’s image and do not plainly show facial shape changes, with requests for comment sent to the White House.
- The post drew both criticism and defenses in the comments as outlets profiled Riccio, a New Hampshire real-estate developer, and recapped the couple’s timeline from their 2022 meeting to their January 2025 wedding.