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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt Thursday announced she gave birth to her second child last week, just days after stepping aside from her post to go on maternity leave.
The spokeswoman for President Trump last Friday welcomed healthy baby girl Viviana “Vivi” with her husband, Nicholas Riccio.
“She is perfect and healthy, and her big brother is joyfully adjusting to life with his new baby sister,” Leavitt posted. “We are enjoying every moment in our blissful newborn bubble.”
Leavitt, 28, is the first White House press secretary to give birth while serving in the post.
She went on maternity leave just before the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on April 25 but made a dramatic cameo return after the shooting attack that cut short the event.
Leavitt plans to return to her role sparring with reporters at an unspecified future date.
She and Riccio, 60, also have a son, Niko, who will turn 2 this summer.
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