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Jen Psaki, White House Press Secretary, to step down after a month back… “to be a mom to two kids”

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Donald Trump's press secretary, Carlyle Rebl, is stepping down from her role as White House spokesperson in just a month. She returned to work a little over a month ago after giving birth to their second child in May. Trump announced on social media that Rebl would leave her position by the end of the month, stating that she is taking more time to spend with her "beautiful young children and family" and that she "fully understands and respects" her decision.

Trump added that Rebl will continue to serve as an external advisor and influential voice within the Republican Party. He also expressed his intention to work together with her during the midterms to secure a decisive victory. Rebl took to her social media account to share her own thoughts, saying that while she worked tirelessly, caring for her two young children was the most important thing.

She ultimately decided to leave the White House and begin a new chapter in her life. Rebl is currently 28 years old and was the youngest White House press secretary in history at the time of her appointment. She became the youngest ever to hold the position upon being appointed after Trump's 2024 presidential victory. Rebl was the first White House press secretary to give birth while in office and returned to work on the 16th of the following month after her maternity leave.

She served as the vice spokesperson for Trump's 2024 campaign, and had run for Congress in 2022, losing to Democrat Chris Pappas. Rebl gave birth to her first child in July of that year, and had to return to campaigning shortly after, only missing one day of work. Trump praised Rebl as "the true leader of the White House" and "one of the greatest White House press secretaries of all time" since taking office in 2018. He did not announce who will replace her.

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·hani.co.kr

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