White Home Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt introduced on Friday that she’s anticipating to grow to be a mother for the second time.
“The greatest Christmas gift we could ever ask for — a baby girl coming in May 2026,” she wrote on Instagram. “My husband and I are thrilled to grow our family and can’t wait to watch our son become a big brother.”
Leavitt, 28, and her 60-year-old husband, Nicholas Riccio, are already mother and father to son Niko, who was born in July 2024.
The youngest White Home press secretary ever shared a photograph of her cradling her rising child bump whereas standing in entrance of a Christmas tree. She additionally posted an image of 17-month-old Niko holding a stuffed bear that’s carrying a T-shirt studying “I’m the big brother.”
Leavitt’s announcement gave because of God for the “the blessing of motherhood,” which she described because the “closest thing to Heaven on Earth.”
“I am also extremely grateful to President Trump and our Chief of Staff Susie Wiles for their support, and for fostering a pro-family environment in the White House,” she wrote. “2026 is going to be a great year and I am so excited to be a girl mom!”
Leavitt and Riccio met in 2022 when she unsuccessfully ran for Congress in her native New Hampshire. They had been launched at an occasion hosted by a mutual pal and acquired engaged at Christmastime in 2023. They tied the knot in January of this 12 months, simply days earlier than Trump’s second inauguration.
A profile revealed by New Hampshire outlet WMUR stated the hometown Republican is the youngest of three kids. Leavitt described herself as coming from a “middle class, blue collar, small business family,” with firms which have included an auto operation and an ice cream stand.
Riccio is an actual property developer who Leavitt known as her “rock” in an interview recorded earlier this 12 months for “The Megyn Kelly Show.”
Kelly was among the many first to congratulate Leavitt and her rising household on Instagram Friday.
