‘She Should Have Kept It to Self’: Karoline Leavitt’s Defense for Marrying Millionaire Husband Who’s Nearly Her Dad’s Age Raises Eyebrows

Karoline Leavitt didn’t dress up her explanation or try to soften the optics. The 28-year-old White House press secretary spoke candidly about choosing an older partner, saying the connection she built with 60-year-old Nicholas Riccio made sense long before the public weighed in. For her, it wasn’t a story about chasing novelty. It was about finding the stability, she claimed that younger men simply weren’t bringing to the table. Karoline Leavitt, 27, is criticized for marrying 60-year-old husband, who is close to her mom and dad’s ages. (Photo: @karolineleavitt/Instagram; img.escape/Instagram) ‘Will Be 70 When the Kid is 10’: Karoline Leavitt Admits Trump’s Demands Are Straining Her Marriage After Returning to Work 3 Days After Giving Birth Leavitt shared that the numbers people fixate on mattered far less than the emotional reality she kept running into. Leavitt said she learned quickly that men her age didn’t offer the grounded energy she wanted. She wasn’t looking for flash or charm; she was looking for someone steady enough to balance a life that demands constant pressure management. And she said that wasn’t showing up in the dating pool of her own generation. The conversation resurfaced in a recent episode of the “Pod Force...