One of the most disgusting stories of the week is the one about Donald Trump hiding out in a catering container and being transported internationally on a different plane while Air Force One flew on with staff. The fact that the current president is an abject coward is not news, but this was a new low because Trump allowed his staff, including senior staff and Cabinet officials, to fly on Air Force One while there were concerns that Iran would take the plane down. Not just senior staff – there were military personnel, reporters and federal employees, all serving as decoys while ol’ Bonespurs hid out on another plane. I bring this up because just days after that story broke, Trump’s press secretary is leaving. Karoline Leavitt had the vibe and demeanor of a Bible-college graduate who chugged the MAGA Kool-Aid with her lip-injection-scarred mouth. And now she’s heading out.

President Trump said Wednesday that Karoline Leavitt, his press secretary, would step down at the end of the month. In a post on Truth Social, Mr. Trump said that Ms. Leavitt, who recently returned from maternity leave after giving birth to her second child, would be departing to spend time with her young children and family — a decision he said “I totally understand and respect.”

He said Ms. Leavitt would become one of his top outside advisers and “an influential voice within the Republican Party, as we work to defy History, and conclusively win the Midterm Elections.” He added that she had been “one of the best White House Press Secretaries in the History of the Office.”

Ms. Leavitt, the youngest person to assume the role, worked for Mr. Trump in his first term and on his second campaign. She said in a post on social media that serving as press secretary over the past year and a half had “been the honor and adventure of a lifetime.”

“Being a mother and welcoming a new baby while working in one of the most demanding jobs in the world has been the most rewarding yet challenging season of my life, to say the least,” Ms. Leavitt continued. “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 — and that is why I have ultimately made the bittersweet decision to depart the White House and embark on a new chapter in my life.”

She added that she would “always remain a vocal advocate for MAGA and the Republican Party,” and that she would remain on the front lines of the party’s fight against what she called an “existential threat” by Democrats.

“My fight is entering a new phase,” she added, “but it is far from over.”

[From The NY Times]

The saddest part is that she’s not leaving because she has any qualms about this administration. Her exit has nothing to do with Trump using Cabinet officials and reporters as decoy targets for Iranian missiles. I think she’s leaving because Trump doesn’t want a postpartum broad representing him. I also think that they’ve recently put several younger women around Trump, acting as his nurses/handlers/assistants. He probably can’t tell them apart, but he knows he doesn’t want the one who just gave birth.

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