{"id":833465,"date":"2026-05-08T16:10:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T20:10:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cafemom.com\/?p=833465"},"modified":"2026-05-08T16:10:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T20:10:30","slug":"karoline-leavitt-privileged-stay-home-newborn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cafemom.com\/entertainment\/karoline-leavitt-privileged-stay-home-newborn","title":{"rendered":"Karoline Leavitt&#8217;s &#8216;Blissful Newborn Bubble&#8217; Post Has Critics Saying She Lives in a Different World"},"content":{"rendered":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><p>Even before <a href=\"https:\/\/cafemom.com\/entertainment\/people-commenting-stressed-karoline-leavitt-looks\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/cafemom.com\/entertainment\/people-commenting-stressed-karoline-leavitt-looks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Karoline Leavitt<\/a> went on maternity leave to give birth to her second child, her daughter, people had thoughts about the press secretary&rsquo;s privileges. Not only does she have the ability to take time off, but she also has the support of an entire country (give or take). So when she posted a photo of herself with her infant in her daughter&rsquo;s nursery <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/karolineleavitt\/status\/2052392674297020617\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">on X<\/a> (formerly Twitter), some people wanted her to keep her privilege in check.<\/p><p>Those who already oppose Leavitt and Donald Trump were not here for her hashtag precious baby photo with her new daughter. Some also pointed out the age gap between her husband and her compared to that of the age gap she shares with her daughter now. And that&rsquo;s a low blow that people felt they just had to take.&nbsp;<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>People pointed out that Karoline Leavitt doesn&rsquo;t live in the same world as most of us do.<\/strong><\/h2><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">On May 1st, Viviana aka &ldquo;Vivi&rdquo; joined our family, and our hearts instantly exploded with love. &#128149; <br><br>She is perfect and healthy, and her big brother is joyfully adjusting to life with his new baby sister. We are enjoying every moment in our blissful newborn bubble.<br><br>Thank you to&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wM1P1zEGsa\">pic.twitter.com\/wM1P1zEGsa<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Karoline Leavitt (@karolineleavitt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/karolineleavitt\/status\/2052392674297020617?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 7, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><p>Leavitt is a government employee who is at a top level that many can never even hope to be. So any relatable mom moment for her is going to be dead on arrival. Still, she posted that photo of her holding her daughter shortly after they went home from the hospital.<\/p><p>&ldquo;On May 1st, Viviana aka &lsquo;Vivi&rsquo; joined our family, and our hearts instantly exploded with love,&rdquo; Leavitt wrote. &ldquo;She is perfect and healthy, and her big brother is joyfully adjusting to life with his new baby sister. We are enjoying every moment in our blissful newborn bubble. Thank you to everyone who reached out with prayers during my pregnancy &ndash; I truly felt them throughout the entire experience. God is Good.&rdquo;<\/p><p>On <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/politics\/comments\/1t6cfwy\/removed_by_moderator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Reddit<\/a>, someone wrote about the world Leavitt&rsquo;s baby will live in compared to that of other kids in the country.<\/p><p>&ldquo;Imagine the world that kid will get to inhabit,&rdquo; they wrote. &ldquo;No problems, no consequences, no DEI, everything swept nicely under the rug of an expensive Christian school. Then they will blossom at an Oral Robert\/Joel Osteen\/Jim Baker private Christian college. Majoring in taking money from people, and eventually run for office suggesting people hate anyone who didn&rsquo;t grow up this same way.&rdquo;<\/p><p>On another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/DemocraticSocialism\/comments\/1t6ogy3\/congratulations_karoline_leavitt_i_hope_your\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Reddit<\/a> post, someone shared a message to Leavitt and wrote, &ldquo;I hope your newborn daughter never has to give birth, seek prenatal care, be hospitalized, enter a maternity ward, obtain an abortion, find child care, rely on food stamps, or receive an education. It would be a shame if she had to face the world you&rsquo;re creating.&rdquo;<\/p><p>Another Redditor commented on that post with, The rich don&rsquo;t live in the same world we do. Until we pull them down with us.&rdquo;<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Others pointed out her age gap with her children compared to hers with her husband.<\/strong><\/h2><blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DXmyIHskeDD\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DXmyIHskeDD\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\"> <div style=\" display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\"> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div> <div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\"> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div> <div style=\"display:block; height:50px; margin:0 auto 12px; width:50px;\"><svg width=\"50px\" height=\"50px\" viewbox=\"0 0 60 60\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\"><g stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><g transform=\"translate(-511.000000, -20.000000)\" fill=\"#000000\"><g><path d=\"M556.869,30.41 C554.814,30.41 553.148,32.076 553.148,34.131 C553.148,36.186 554.814,37.852 556.869,37.852 C558.924,37.852 560.59,36.186 560.59,34.131 C560.59,32.076 558.924,30.41 556.869,30.41 M541,60.657 C535.114,60.657 530.342,55.887 530.342,50 C530.342,44.114 535.114,39.342 541,39.342 C546.887,39.342 551.658,44.114 551.658,50 C551.658,55.887 546.887,60.657 541,60.657 M541,33.886 C532.1,33.886 524.886,41.1 524.886,50 C524.886,58.899 532.1,66.113 541,66.113 C549.9,66.113 557.115,58.899 557.115,50 C557.115,41.1 549.9,33.886 541,33.886 M565.378,62.101 C565.244,65.022 564.756,66.606 564.346,67.663 C563.803,69.06 563.154,70.057 562.106,71.106 C561.058,72.155 560.06,72.803 558.662,73.347 C557.607,73.757 556.021,74.244 553.102,74.378 C549.944,74.521 548.997,74.552 541,74.552 C533.003,74.552 532.056,74.521 528.898,74.378 C525.979,74.244 524.393,73.757 523.338,73.347 C521.94,72.803 520.942,72.155 519.894,71.106 C518.846,70.057 518.197,69.06 517.654,67.663 C517.244,66.606 516.755,65.022 516.623,62.101 C516.479,58.943 516.448,57.996 516.448,50 C516.448,42.003 516.479,41.056 516.623,37.899 C516.755,34.978 517.244,33.391 517.654,32.338 C518.197,30.938 518.846,29.942 519.894,28.894 C520.942,27.846 521.94,27.196 523.338,26.654 C524.393,26.244 525.979,25.756 528.898,25.623 C532.057,25.479 533.004,25.448 541,25.448 C548.997,25.448 549.943,25.479 553.102,25.623 C556.021,25.756 557.607,26.244 558.662,26.654 C560.06,27.196 561.058,27.846 562.106,28.894 C563.154,29.942 563.803,30.938 564.346,32.338 C564.756,33.391 565.244,34.978 565.378,37.899 C565.522,41.056 565.552,42.003 565.552,50 C565.552,57.996 565.522,58.943 565.378,62.101 M570.82,37.631 C570.674,34.438 570.167,32.258 569.425,30.349 C568.659,28.377 567.633,26.702 565.965,25.035 C564.297,23.368 562.623,22.342 560.652,21.575 C558.743,20.834 556.562,20.326 553.369,20.18 C550.169,20.033 549.148,20 541,20 C532.853,20 531.831,20.033 528.631,20.18 C525.438,20.326 523.257,20.834 521.349,21.575 C519.376,22.342 517.703,23.368 516.035,25.035 C514.368,26.702 513.342,28.377 512.574,30.349 C511.834,32.258 511.326,34.438 511.181,37.631 C511.035,40.831 511,41.851 511,50 C511,58.147 511.035,59.17 511.181,62.369 C511.326,65.562 511.834,67.743 512.574,69.651 C513.342,71.625 514.368,73.296 516.035,74.965 C517.703,76.634 519.376,77.658 521.349,78.425 C523.257,79.167 525.438,79.673 528.631,79.82 C531.831,79.965 532.853,80.001 541,80.001 C549.148,80.001 550.169,79.965 553.369,79.82 C556.562,79.673 558.743,79.167 560.652,78.425 C562.623,77.658 564.297,76.634 565.965,74.965 C567.633,73.296 568.659,71.625 569.425,69.651 C570.167,67.743 570.674,65.562 570.82,62.369 C570.966,59.17 571,58.147 571,50 C571,41.851 570.966,40.831 570.82,37.631\"><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/div><div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\"> <div style=\" color:#3897f0; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:550; line-height:18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div> <div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\"><div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div><\/div><div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\"> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div> <div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)\"><\/div><\/div><div style=\"margin-left: auto;\"> <div style=\" width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div> <div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div><\/div><\/div> <div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\"> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/a><p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DXmyIHskeDD\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Karoline Leavitt Riccio (@karolineleavitt)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><p>Some of Leavitt&rsquo;s critics also poked fun on Reddit at the age gap between herself and her husband, Nicholas Riccio. They have a 32-year age gap, with Riccio being much older. It&rsquo;s a point of conversation often for Leavitt haters, and when it&rsquo;s such a big thing, it&rsquo;s hard to let it go. So please excuse people if they did the quick math and realized the age gap between herself and her daughter is just a few years shy of the one she shares with her almost senior citizen husband.<\/p><p>&ldquo;Imagine instead of Leavitt holding a newborn baby, it was her husband at age 32, with the newborn baby being Leavitt,&rdquo; a Redditor wrote. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s how wide this age gap is.&rdquo; Yeah, they aren&rsquo;t totally wrong there.<\/p><p>Someone responded to that comment to point out, &ldquo;She&rsquo;s closer in age to her newborn baby than she is to her husband.&rdquo; Also not untrue.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>She didn&rsquo;t specify how long her maternity leave is.<\/strong><\/h2><blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DW_2gMhERIj\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:550; line-height:18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div> <div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\"><div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div><\/div><div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\"> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div> <div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)\"><\/div><\/div><div style=\"margin-left: auto;\"> <div style=\" width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div> <div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div><\/div><\/div> <div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\"> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/a><p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DW_2gMhERIj\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Karoline Leavitt Riccio (@karolineleavitt)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><p>As people criticize Leavitt for flaunting her maternity leave at a time when the U.S. is going through an economic crisis, childcare cost struggle, and general issues at a level close to most Americans who aren&rsquo;t in Trump&rsquo;s inner circle, they can&rsquo;t help but hate on her. Especially since, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2026\/05\/07\/karoline-leavitt-baby-girl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>The Washington Post<\/em><\/a>, her maternity leave length is unclear and could be pretty long. Elsewhere in America, new moms are struggling to afford childcare as they are forced to return to work just weeks after giving birth. 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