‘Super mom' Karoline Leavitt pictured working with baby son on lap
The 27-year-old White House press secretary gave a demonstration of how she handles the work-life balance by typing with her right hand and cradling nine-month-old Niko in her left.
Ms Martin was clearly impressed. 'Walked in to @PressSec typing with one hand, and feeding her son with the other. Super Mom!' she wrote on X.
Her post gave a rare sight of what goes on behind the scenes in the press secretary's office.
Ms Leavitt's office is quite sparse, with a few photographs on a pinboard, and notably a snap of herself and Donald Trump balanced on a radiator next to her office chair.
A printed meme pinned to the board depicts a man refusing a brain on a platter, with the caption: 'No thanks, I believe everything the legacy media tells me.'
Other snaps show what appears to be a group photo of Mr Trump's top team, and an image of Ms Leavitt with baby Niko on a beach.
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