White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will leave her role at the end of August, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday.

The imminent departure of one of the president’s closest allies inside the White House marks a major shakeup for the president’s press operation, with less than three months until the midterm elections.

Describing her as “one of my most trusted aides,” Trump said in a social media post that Leavitt “will be departing her role at the end of the month so she can spend more time with her beautiful young children and family, a decision I totally understand and respect!”

0:00 Leavitt leaving as White House Press Secretary
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Fareed examines how Turkey and Saudi Arabia, two longtime rivals, came together in a NATO-style mutual defense treaty.

Plus, after multiple Israeli and U.S. targeted killings on its soil, Iran is looking for payback. Fareed speaks with foreign policy expert David Sanger about Iran’s retaliatory efforts.

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A roundup of Fareed Zakaria’s interviews with experts on the Iran war.

0:00 Fareed talks with Danny Citrinowicz of the Institute for National Security Studies and Harvard professor Tarek Masoud about how the Iran war has rattled the Gulf region (August 9)
5:04 Fareed continues his conversation with Citrinowicz and Masoud about the new Saudi Arabia defense pact with Turkey & Pakistan and other Iran war repercussions (August 9)
11:45 Fareed talks with Abdi Latif Dahir of the New York Times about Ayatollah Khamenei’s funeral (August 2)
18:00 Fareed talks with the New York Times’ David Sanger about how Iran is trying to get back at America (August 16)

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