Overview
- Leavitt shared the news on Instagram with photos by a Christmas tree, an ultrasound image, and a message calling it the greatest Christmas gift.
- She thanked President Donald Trump and Chief of Staff Susie Wiles for what she described as a pro‑family work environment in the West Wing.
- Multiple outlets report she would be the first White House press secretary to serve while pregnant, and at 28 she is already the youngest to hold the job.
- Leavitt and her husband, Nicholas Riccio, are parents to son Niko, and reporting notes she resumed media work just days after his July 2024 birth.
- The White House has not publicly detailed any maternity leave or briefing coverage plans for after the baby's expected arrival.