Karoline Leavitt says Trump hired her as press secretary in casual call

There was no formal meeting or big announcement, just a brief phone call.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said President Donald Trump informed her she was taking the job during a simple post-election call, telling her, “Oh, by the way, you know, you’re going to be the White House press secretary, right?”

Speaking Thursday evening at a Turning Point USA event at George Washington University, Leavitt described the moment as “the most anti-climatic thing ever” and said the job offer came without any formal process.

“About a week after the election, we were on the phone about something, the president and I, we were just talking,” Leavitt said.

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Erika Kirk, CEO of Turning Point USA, speaks with White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt during a Turning Point USA event at Lisner Auditorium at George Washington University in Washington, DC, April 2, 2026. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

“And it was the most anti-climactic thing ever. He said, ‘Oh, by the way, you know, you’re going to be the White House press secretary, right?'” Leavitt said, to which she replied, “Oh, okay.”

“And he said, ‘So about this other thing, what do you think? What should we do? What should we say?'”

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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a Turning Point USA event at George Washington University in Washington, DC, April 2, 2026. The conservative youth organization kicked off its spring tour with stops in several cities. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

“That was it. That’s how I got the job,” she said.

Leavitt added that there was “no pomp,” describing the moment as “real Donald Trump fashion.”

Leavitt said she worked on Trump’s 2024 campaign after he lost his congressional race in New Hampshire and was a spokesperson before being tapped for the job after the election.

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Erika Kirk, CEO of Turning Point USA, and Karoline Leavitt, White House Press Secretary, walk on stage at George Washington University in Washington, DC, April 2, 2026, before a conversation during the launch of the organization’s spring tour. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

“There really hasn’t been a process,” Leavitt said. “I said to myself: I hope to find a job. I don’t know if I will succeed.”

Leavitt, who gave birth to her son in July 2024, is currently nine months pregnant with a daughter.