White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, 28, has announced that she is expecting her second child. She and her husband, real estate developer Nicholas Riccio, 60, are expecting a baby girl in May 2026. Leavitt shared the news on Instagram alongside a photo of herself in front of a Christmas tree.
“My husband and I are thrilled to grow our family and can’t wait to watch our son become a big brother. My heart is overflowing with gratitude to God for the blessing of motherhood, which I truly believe is the closest thing to Heaven on Earth,” she wrote. She added that she was “extremely grateful” to President Trump and Chief of Staff Susie Wiles for supporting a pro-family environment in the White House, saying: “2026 is going to be a great year and I am so excited to be a girl mom.”
Leavitt told Fox News that many of her White House colleagues are also raising young children. “Nearly all of my West Wing colleagues have babies and young children, so we all really support one another as we tackle raising our families while working for the greatest president ever,” she said. A senior White House official said Leavitt would remain in her role. The Independent has contacted the White House for comment.
Leavitt and Riccio welcomed their first child, Nicholas “Niko” Robert Riccio, in July 2024, while she was national press secretary for Donald Trump’s campaign. She previously told The Conservateur that she returned to work just four days after giving birth because of the assassination attempt against Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania. “I felt compelled to be present in this historic moment,” she said.
The couple met in 2022 during Leavitt’s congressional run in New Hampshire, which she lost to Democrat Chris Pappas. Riccio proposed in December 2023, and they married in January 2025, shortly before Trump’s second inauguration.
