Trump and his top aide eye prospects for his new chief spokesperson

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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s departure creates a vacancy in one of the administration’s most closely watched jobs — one that Trump often does himself.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a press briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House on July 23.Saul Loeb / AFP via Getty Images file

Aug. 14, 2026, 9:05 PM EDT

By Peter Nicholas

WASHINGTON — The White House plans to hire a new press secretary in the coming weeks, with President Donald Trump and White House chief of staff Susie Wiles having privately discussed two possible candidates thus far, Wiles said in an interview Friday.

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