Karoline Leavitt shares glimpse of very lavish 29th birthday gift she got from 60-year-old husband
Karoline Leavitt has shared a glimpse into the very lavish 29th birthday gift she got from her 60-year-old husband.
Leavitt turned 29 years old on Monday, and her husband, Nicholas Riccio, surprised her with a glamorous present for her special day.
The former White House Press Secretary took to her Instagram Stories on Monday to post a photo of some of the things she had received from her family for her birthday.
The photo included a bouquet of white flowers and two large, orange boxes that contained bright blue bows that had the words Louis Vuitton printed on them.
It’s unclear what exactly was inside the boxes, but the lavish fashion house is well known for its expensive handbags and clothes.
Underneath the Louis Vuitton boxes were three envelopes, one from each of her two kids and one from her husband as they were labeled, ‘Mom,’ ‘Mommy,’ and ‘My wife.’
’29,’ she simply captioned the shot, along with a heart emoji and smiley face.
Leavitt and Riccio, who have a 32-year age gap, wed in January 2025 and share son Nicholas ‘Niko,’ two, and daughter Viviana ‘Vivi,’ three months.
Karoline Leavitt turned 29 years old on Monday, and her husband, Nicholas Riccio, surprised her with a glamorous present for her special day. The couple is seen in April
She took to her Instagram Stories on Monday to post a photo of some of the things she had received from her family for her birthday and it included two large, orange boxes that contained bright blue bows that had the words Louis Vuitton printed on them
The mom-of-two announced she was quitting her job as Donald Trump’s press secretary earlier this month to spend more time with her family.
‘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,’ Leavitt wrote on X.
‘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.’
Trump posted on Truth Social that Leavitt’s decision was one he ‘totally understands and respects,’ while calling her ‘one of the best White House press secretaries in the history of the office.’
The President said Leavitt would remain a ‘top outside adviser’ and an ‘influential voice’ at the top of the Republican Party as the White House gears up for crunch midterm elections in November.
Multiple insiders told the Daily Mail afterwards that Leavitt’s decision to quit has actually been months in the making – and deeply pained.
One source close to Leavitt, the youngest ever White House press secretary, claimed she had been strongly weighing whether to quit during maternity leave, as the President would contact her often and repeatedly ask when she was coming back.
‘[It was] no doubt one of the hardest decisions of her life so far,’ they said.
Leavitt and Riccio, who have a 32-year age gap, wed in January 2025 and share son Nicholas ‘Niko,’ two, and daughter Viviana ‘Vivi,’ three months
The mom-of-two announced she was quitting her job as Donald Trump’s press secretary earlier this month to spend more time with her family. She and her husband are seen in February
Multiple insiders told the Daily Mail afterwards that Leavitt’s decision to quit has actually been months in the making – and deeply pained. She’s seen in July
Another source detailed an extreme ‘burnout’ in the few weeks since Leavitt had returned to work.
‘It was a very stressful job to do with her children. She never got any sleep, and she didn’t want her performance to slip either, so she decided to stay as long as she could and do the job well,’ the source said. ‘The President did everything he could to keep her.’
‘It’s a thankless job, and these are some big shoes to fill,’ another insider said. ‘I do know that the replacement isn’t chosen just yet. They are still weighing their options.’
A different source reiterated that, after returning from maternity leave, Leavitt very quickly realized she definitely needed out.
‘First week back she realized she wasn’t feeling it anymore,’ they claimed.
‘Trump really didn’t want her to leave as he actually trusts her and doesn’t like having to deal with new people in his circle when he wants to focus on getting stuff done in his time left in office.’
Last week, Leavitt announced that she will take on a new job working for President Trump’s MAGA Inc. super Political Action Committee.
She made the exciting job announcement on board Air Force One on Friday night – however, she did not reveal what her exact title would be at MAGA Inc.
