Karoline Leavitt's 32-year age gap with her husband, Nicholas Riccio , has been a hot topic among netizens since she first stepped into her role as White House press secretary. As it turns out, it was also a concern for her parents, who are about the same age as Leavitt's husband. In fact, the press secretary's mother is five years younger than Riccio, who is 60. Leavitt is 28. It must be exhausting to get asked about her much older spouse in every interview, and Leavitt once again had to convince people that her age gap with her husband is no big deal while on an episode of the "Pod Force One" podcast, which was released on November 19, 2025.
When host Miranda Devine asked Leavitt whether telling her parents about her much older boyfriend was awkward when she and Riccio first s

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