The family photos captured Leavitt donning a baby blue suit, holding baby Niko, and smiling alongside her husband, Nicholas Riccio

 

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt beamed with pride on Tuesday when her husband, Nicholas Riccio, brought their eight-month-old baby boy to the White House to see his mom in action.

She uploaded pictures of the family outing on Instagram, captioning the post: “Visiting Mama at work.”

The family photos captured Leavitt donning a baby blue suit, holding baby Niko, and smiling alongside her husband, who was dressed in a navy-striped suit. Leavitt also shared a picture holding her son behind a desk on her Instagram Story.

Leavitt and son

“My sweet, sweet boy,” she wrote.

The picture showed her holding up Niko, wearing a bowtie, in front of a mirror and a bulletin board.

However, fans appeared to be more intrigued by what was happening in the background after they spotted two New York Post newspapers and two handwritten notes on display.

“You are strong and brave!” one of the notes read.

“Slay the briefing day away!” another said.

Both letters seemed to be written on White House stationery, but it is still unclear who wrote them.

One commenter was delighted by the eight-month-old’s missing sock, writing under the post: “My favorite part is the missing sock… it makes this picture so perfect.”

“What a bundle of joy” and “So adorable” flooded the comments section.

Fans fawned over the carousel of photos.

Leavitt, who has relatively kept a low profile regarding her personal life, has warmed up to discussing her marriage in recent weeks.

The 27-year-old acknowledges the significant age gap between her and Riccio, 57, admitting that their relationship was “atypical” after mutual friends first introduced them.

Riccio is a real estate investor and developer who owns Riccio Enterprises LLC, a multimillion-dollar property business. The couple got married in January 2025.