Karoline Leavitt resigned as White House press secretary. She made it eight months. The youngest person ever to hold the position decided the gig wasn't worth it.
Two kids will do that. Turns out standing at a podium while journalists scream questions about policy you didn't write is less appealing when you've got an infant at home. Revolutionary thinking.
Trump announced it himself. No word yet on whether he'll replace her with someone older or just skip the whole press briefing concept entirely. Both options seem equally likely given his track record with the position.
The job description is simple: lie to reporters, get yelled at by reporters, then watch your boss contradict everything you said three hours later on his preferred social media platform. Benefits include proximity to power and the certainty that half the country will hate you by name.
Leavitt gave birth in May. Came back to work. Lasted three more months. The math suggests she spent more time pregnant in the role than not.
Retail traders are already pricing this into their Trump Media stock positions, as if presidential staff turnover has ever moved a single ticker by more than twelve cents. Some guy in Michigan just mortgaged his house to buy calls because he thinks this means Trump will tweet more.
The position pays $183,000 a year to absorb hostility from both sides of every argument while maintaining the fiction that daily press briefings matter. Leavitt looked at that deal with two kids under three and said no thanks.
Smart move. The only thing less predictable than White House employment under Trump is trying to convince yourself that any of this affects your portfolio returns.
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