White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, the youngest person to serve in the position, will leave the Trump administration at the end of the month to spend more time with her young family.

Leavitt, 28, described the decision as “bittersweet” in a social media post Wednesday, shortly after President Donald Trump announced that she would step down. She recently returned to the White House podium following the birth of her second child, a daughter named Viviana, in May. She also has a 2-year-old son.

“The truth is since returning to the White House after the birth of my daughter, I have felt in my heart that I cannot be the best mom my two young children deserve while devoting the constant time, energy, and attention required of the White House Press Secretary,” Leavitt wrote, explaining her decision to leave the administration and begin a new chapter in her life.

Trump did not say who might replace Leavitt in the high-profile position. In his own social media post, he said he understood and respected her decision and suggested she would remain involved in his political orbit.

“Karoline will now be one of my top outside advisors, and an influential voice within the Republican Party,” Trump wrote, adding that she would work with him to “conclusively win the Midterm Elections.”

Before joining Trump’s 2024 campaign, Leavitt worked as a spokesperson for MAGA Inc., a pro-Trump super PAC. She previously ran for Congress in New Hampshire in 2022, winning a 10-way Republican primary before losing the general election to Democratic Rep. Chris Pappas.

During Trump’s first term, Leavitt served as an aide in the White House press office. She later became communications director for New York Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik.

Leavitt held White House press briefings less frequently than some of her recent predecessors. Trump, who often speaks with reporters at White House events and while traveling, frequently sent Leavitt to Fox News and other conservative media outlets to promote his agenda and criticize Democrats and the mainstream media.

Trump’s first-term press secretaries included Sean Spicer and Sarah Huckabee Sanders, both of whom were known for frequent clashes with reporters. Stephanie Grisham, another press secretary, never held a formal briefing, while her successor, Kayleigh McEnany, often sharply criticized the news media during appearances in the White House briefing room.