White Home Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt is constructing her household whereas rising her political profession.
On December 26, 2025, Leavitt announced she and her husband Nicholas Riccio, who’s 32 years her senior, predict their second child collectively. The pair are additionally mother and pa to Nicholas Robert “Niko” Riccio.
“The best Christmas reward we may ever ask for — a child woman coming in Might 2026,” Leavitt revealed by way of Instagram on the time. “My husband and I are thrilled to develop our household and may’t wait to look at our son grow to be an enormous brother. My coronary heart is overflowing with gratitude to God for the blessing of motherhood, which I actually consider is the closest factor to Heaven on Earth.”
Leavitt has been open about her “atypical” relationship with Riccio and their 32-year age hole. Hold scrolling to learn extra about her household.
Who Is Karoline Leavitt’s Husband?
Leavitt married husband Nicholas Riccio in January 2025 after assembly in 2022. Leavitt has been open concerning the pair’s 32-year age hole, telling Megyn Kelly in February 2025, “I imply it’s a really atypical love story, however he’s unimaginable.”
Riccio, who grew up in New Hampshire, is an actual property developer who runs his personal firm, Riccio Enterprises. As Leavitt additionally instructed Kelly, the duo first met when Riccio attended an occasion in help of her failed run for Congress. She was 25 on the time.
Who Is Karoline Leavitt’s Son?

Karoline Leavitt Chip Somodevilla/Getty Photos
Leavitt and Riccio welcomed their first youngster collectively, son Nicholas Robert Riccio, in July 2024. Leavitt famously gave delivery to Nicholas solely days earlier than Trump was shot the identical month and returned to work almost instantly.
“I checked out my husband and stated, ‘Seems like I’m going again to work,’” she defined to The Conservateur in October 2024.
She additionally spoke to Kelly about her resolution to return to work so quickly after his delivery. “My son doesn’t give a crap about my job. He simply needs me to return house and snuggle and play toys and be current,” she defined. “It’s a troublesome steadiness to prioritize being good at my job and being good as a mom, however I simply attempt to prioritize my time and carve out that point after I can.”
Is Karoline Leavitt Pregnant Once more?
Leavitt introduced she and Riccio predict their second child collectively, a daughter, in December 2025.
“The best Christmas reward we may ever ask for – a child woman coming in Might 2026.☺️,” she wrote by way of a submit shared on Instagram. “My husband and I are thrilled to develop our household and may’t wait to look at our son grow to be an enormous brother. My coronary heart is overflowing with gratitude to God for the blessing of motherhood, which I actually consider is the closest factor to Heaven on Earth. 🥹”
She added, “I’m additionally extraordinarily grateful to President Trump and our Chief of Workers Susie Wiles for his or her help, and for fostering a pro-family atmosphere within the White Home. 2026 goes to be an incredible yr and I’m so excited to be a lady mother! 💗”













