Karoline Leavitt to rejoin pro-Trump super PAC MAGA Inc. after leaving White House

Return to MAGA Inc.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced on 21 August 2026 that she will return to MAGA Inc. after vacating her government role at the end of August. Leavitt shared her plans with reporters aboard Air Force One while traveling with Donald Trump to a political rally in South Carolina. MAGA Inc. operates as a pro-Trump super PAC, named after the Make America Great Again political slogan. These independent expenditure political action committees can accept unlimited financial contributions from donors and spend funds on political advertising without direct formal coordination with candidates. The 28-year-old previously worked for MAGA Inc. from 2022 to 2024 before moving onto Trump's presidential campaign team. Trump announced that Leavitt will also continue to work for him in a separate role as an external adviser.

Family considerations and White House tenure

Leavitt initially announced her upcoming resignation from the White House on 12 August 2026. She explained that she chose to leave the press secretary post to focus more attention on her family following the birth of her second child in early May 2026. Holding the office of White House Press Secretary, Leavitt is the youngest person to occupy the role. Trump praised Leavitt as one of his closest confidantes upon the announcement of her planned departure from the West Wing communications team.

Campaign schedule ahead of midterms

The staffing change takes place ahead of the United States congressional midterm elections in November 2026, where Republican candidates contest legislative control. Leavitt told reporters that her public work alongside the administration will continue immediately following her exit from the White House. She confirmed that she will appear with Trump at a Republican convention scheduled in Dallas, Texas, in early September 2026. In her new role at MAGA Inc., Leavitt will participate in super PAC operations that finance political advertisements for Republican campaigns across national and local contests.

Succession search and administration prospects

Trump has not yet announced who will replace Leavitt at the White House briefing podium. When questioned by reporters on 21 August 2026 regarding potential successors, Trump declined to disclose any specific appointments while commenting on the volume of candidates seeking the role.

I have never in my life received so many applications for a job.

Reporters specifically questioned Trump about Scott Jennings, a conservative strategist and on-air political commentator for CNN, whom Trump described as good. Trump also mentioned Margo Martin, one of his White House assistants, as another individual associated with the ongoing succession deliberations.