Leavitt's Briefing Slip: Political Speculation

0:00It's April 24th. Entertainment and celebrity news. Today starts now. AI-powered and trending. White House press secretary Caroline Levitt dropped a line in a briefing that had folks scratching their heads. The 28-year-old said she's no longer on President Trump's political team, just working as a government employee now. This came up when reporters asked why Trump didn't hit the campaign trail harder against the Virginia redistricting vote. That referendum just passed, letting voters redraw congressional maps in a way that can hand Democrats up to four extra-house seats. Trump pushed hard for a no vote, then called the whole thing rigged after mail, and ballot supposedly flipped it late. It's a blow to his plans to lock in Republican edges in places like Texas, too. Online, her words blew up quick, with people wondering if she's stepping back from Trump or signaling some split. She's handled political stuff before without that line. In critics point to the Hatchack rules that keep federal workers from mixing government and politics.

1:01No one's fired her, though. She's still the youngest press secretary ever, named to the gig back on November 15, 2024. A Virginia judge stepped in right after blocking the results by tossing out the bill from the start. The attorney general plans to fight that ruling. Trump even took a shot at her publicity skills earlier, joking she might be doing a poor job. But Levitt's expecting, but hasn't spilled on maternity leave plans. This live shows how one briefing comment can spin into big political noise, especially with elections always lurking.