Karoline Leavitt Drops Telling Comment About Working for Trump

Kylie Cooper / REUTERS Former White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has issued a blunt reply to a question about why she left her White House position.

Posting on her Instagram story Wednesday afternoon, Leavitt replied to a question from a follower that asked: “If you are going to be working why did you leave the press sec position?” Donald Trump’s preferred mouthpiece then posted a smiling selfie which she captioned bluntly.

“As press sec I was working in the office 60+ hours a week, traveling the world and always on call, 24/7.

Now I am home with my kids every day and doing some some TV hits.

These things are not the same, ma’am,” she wrote.

The comment is an insight into the frenetic work environment that reportedly played a role in Leavitt quitting the high-profile job in August.

After giving birth to her second child on May 1, Leavitt took almost three months of maternity leave, during which time Trump, 80, often reached out to badger her about coming back.

She returned to the position in July and then announced she was leaving for good on August 12.

“She had been strongly weighing whether to quit during maternity leave, as the president would contact her often and repeatedly ask when she was coming back,” a White House insider said at the time .

Since leaving the White House, Leavitt, 29, has appeared on cable news and podcasts as a commentator, and has also said she would take up a role at MAGA Inc, the Trump super PAC.

She has two children: a son, Niko, 2, and daughter, Vivian, born on May 1.

Leavitt was back behind the podium in the press briefing room roughly 11 weeks later on July 16.

She lasted just under a month before announcing her departure.

“It was a very stressful job to do with her children.