Overview
- In a Pod Force One interview posted Nov. 19, Leavitt said telling her parents she was dating a man near their age was a challenging conversation that eased once they met him.
- She laughed off a question about whether she could not find men her age who were as mature, replying, "Honestly, no."
- Leavitt, 28, and Nicholas Riccio met during her 2022 New Hampshire congressional campaign, got engaged over Christmas 2023, welcomed son Niko on July 10, 2024, and married in January 2025 days before President Trump’s inauguration.
- She described Riccio, about 60, as an introverted, self-made real estate developer who avoids social media and is an involved parent.
- The youngest White House press secretary said she sometimes brings her son to work and returned to duty sooner than planned after the 2024 assassination attempt involving Trump.