WASHINGTON — White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is used to being the center of attention.
On Sunday, Leavitt was surrounded by friendly faces rather than a hostile press corps, as White House staff held a baby shower for the New Hampshire native at President Trump’s northern Virginia golf club.
Leavitt, 28, and husband Nicholas Riccio are expecting their second child, a girl, in May. The couple welcomed son Niko in July 2024.
A who’s who of prominent women of the Trump administration toasted the press secretary at the pink-themed, private baby shower, which was decorated with balloons, Teddy bears and a “sprinkle with love” sign.
Among the nearly 50 White House officials and other Trumpworld figures to attend were Attorney General Pam Bondi; DC US Attorney Jeanine Pirro; Allison Lutnick, wife of Commerce Secretary Howard; Kathryn Burgum, wife of Interior Secretary Doug; Fox News host Rachel Campos Duffy, wife of Transportation Secretary Sean; Cabinet Secretary Meghan Bauer; White House Director of Media Affairs Sonny Joy Nelson; Erin Elmore, wife of White House Presidential Personnel Office Director Dan Scavino; Deputy Assistant to the President Lynne Patton; and White House Congressional Communications Director Charyssa Parent.
Leavitt’s staff from the White House press office were also out in full force to toast her, with executive assistant Kieghan Nangle; principal deputy press secretary Anna Kelly; deputy press secretary Abigail Jackson; press assistants Micah Stopperich, Olivia Wales, and Georgia O’Neill; assistant press secretary Allison Schuster; and regional press secretary Liz Huston among the attendees.
The Trump administration is undergoing something of a baby boom.
In addition to Leavitt, Katie Miller, the wife of deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller; Samantha Blair, wife of deputy chief of staff James Blair; and Hayley Harrison, first lady Melania Trump’s chief of staff, are also expecting.
Leavitt is the first pregnant White House press secretary and has said she plans to return to the briefing room after her maternity leave.
One of the most visible members of the Trump administration, Leavitt often takes to social media to show how she balances her job and her family.
Niko has joined his mother at her office, on Air Force One and at events like the White House Easter Egg Roll.
Leavitt became the youngest-ever White House press secretary at the age of 27 upon Trump taking office in January 2025.
She served as the 2024 Trump campaign’s press secretary and briefly left the position to have her son. She returned to her duties three days after giving birth in response to the attempted assassination of Trump at a campaign event in Butler, Pa.