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KAROLINE Leavitt has shared sweet snaps of her family visiting the White House – but fans were distracted by a detail in the background.
On Tuesday, Leavitt’s husband, Nicholas Riccio, visited her at the White House while she was fulfilling her duties as press secretary, bringing along their eight-month-old son.
She shared pictures of the family outing on Instagram, captioning the post, “Visiting mama at work.”
In the family photos, Leavitt is seen in the sky-blue suit she wore for that day’s briefing, smiling and holding baby Niko. Her husband, dressed in a navy suit with stripes, stands happily beside her.
Leavitt also shared a picture holding her son behind a desk on her Instagram Story.
“My sweet sweet boy,” she wrote.
The picture showed her holding up Niko, wearing a bowtie, in front of a mirror and a bulletin board.
Eagle-eyed fans quickly spotted what was hanging on the corkboard.
Two New York Post papers were displayed, along with two handwritten notes.
“You are strong and brave!” one of the notes read.
“Slay the briefing day away!” another said.
Both of the letters appeared to be written on White House stationery.
It’s unclear who wrote the heartwarming notes.
Fans were quick to show love for Leavitt’s family in the comments of her Instagram post – and also pointed out another detail in the sweet pictures.
In the family pictures in front of the White House, Niko is only wearing one sock.
“Precious!! Love one sock on. He’s a doll,” one Instagram user wrote.
Get to know Karoline Leavitt
Donald Trump’s press secretary is the youngest White House press secretary ever at 27.
Here are some fast facts about Karoline Leavitt:
- She was raised Catholic in Atkinson, New Hampshire
- She attended Saint Anselm College
- She started her college’s first broadcasting club
- She interned at Fox News during college
- She worked as the assistant press secretary under Kayleigh McEnany
- She won the Republican primary for the US House of Representatives in New Hampshire in 2022
- She’s married to 59-year-old entrepreneur Nicholas Riccio
- She gave birth to her first son, Niko, in July 2024
- She went back to work for Trump days after giving birth
- She had her mic cut off in a CNN interview in June 2024 after criticizing presidential debate moderators Dana Bash and Jake Tapper
“The cutest!!! He’s so proud that he managed to get one sock off,” another added.
“It’s the one sock off one sock on for me,” a third wrote.
“What an absolute cutie! He’ll grow up so proud of his mama.”
This glimpse into Leavitt’s family life comes a few weeks after she posted wedding photos, offering a personal view of her marriage ceremony with Riccio, who is 32 years her senior.
After first keeping a low profile about her relationship with the real estate tycoon, Leavitt has warmed up to speaking about their marriage in recent weeks.
She admitted their relationship was “atypical” after they were first introduced by mutual friends, she recently said on a podcast.
They were engaged in December 2023 and married in January 2025.
Leavitt and Riccio had their son on July 10, 2024.
