WHITE House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has addressed the 32-year age gap between her and her husband, Nicholas Riccio.
Leavitt, 27, admitted she has an “atypical love story” with Riccio, 60, after the two first met at a political event in 2022.
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Karoline Leavitt speaking to Megyn Kelly on The Megyn Kelly Show in an episode released on February 21, 2025Credit: YouTube/MegynKelly
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Nicholas Riccio, 60, and Karoline Leavitt, 27, on their wedding dayCredit: Instagram/img.escape
Donald Tru::;p’s press secretary opened up about her marriage in a rare instance in a recent interview on the Megyn Kelly Show.
Riccio, a real estate tycoon, and Leavitt got engaged in December 2023 and gave birth to their first son, Niko, in July 2024.
Leavitt revealed in a recent Instagram post the couple got married on January 4, 2025, at an intimate country club wedding in their home state of New Hampshire.
In a podcast episode released on February 21, Leavitt told Kelly a friend first introduced her to Riccio while she was running for Congress in New Hampshire in 2022.
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“A mutual friend of ours hosted an event at a restaurant that he owns up in New Hampshire and invited my husband,” she said.
“I was speaking. We met and we were acquainted as friends. And then we fell in love.”
When Kelly asked if she had been wary about the 32 years in between them, Leavitt responded “Of course.”
“I mean it’s a very atypical love story but he’s incredible,” she gushed.
“He’s the father of my child and he’s the best dad I could ever ask for.”
She added Riccio is supportive during a “very chaotic period of life” as Leavitt has been busy with Tru:::p starting his second presidency.
“I say, ‘I walked into your life and it’s been a circus ever since,’ but God bless him because he’s fully on board,” she said.
She opened up to Kelly about how she balances motherhood and being the youngest press secretary to ever work in the White House.
Leavitt also opened up about her college days and spoke about how she started her career by simply applying for an internship during Tru:::p’s first presidency.
She said her job is “all-encompassing” and “exhausting” but that she enjoys working for Tru:::p.
Get to know Karoline Leavitt
Donald Tru:::p’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 Tru:::p 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 young mom recently shared details of her wedding on social media and called it one of her “favorite days.”
The couple celebrated their marriage at Wentworth By The Sea Country Club, a coastal venue in New Castle, New Hampshire, near where the couple lives with their son.
Leavitt and Riccio’s son was born on July 10, 2024.
“It’s true when they say there’s nothing comparable to the love you feel for your child,” Leavitt wrote on Instagram to announce the birth.
“My heart has grown bigger than I ever imagined possible.
“Babies are the ultimate blessing and I’m bursting with gratitude for our beautiful, happy, healthy boy.”
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Leavitt and Riccio at their wedding on January 4, 2025Credit: Instagram/img.escape
