Trump says White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt to leave post

The briefing

Leavitt will depart from her role to spend time with her young children and family, the president says

Why trump matters

This development in trump, white, house, press, secretary matters because it alters the baseline assumptions that BBC and others have been working from.

What led here

The background, as BBC reports, involves shifts that have been visible for some time in trump, white, house, press, secretary.

Where this fits in Signal Ledger

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The editorial angle

Signal Ledger reads this through the lens of trump, white, house, press, secretary: Leavitt will depart from her role to spend time with her young children and family, the president says.