President Donald Trump's inner circle has begun to splinter as concerns mount over the commander-in-chief's behavior heading into the midterm elections, insiders revealed on Friday.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, who has held the post since the start of Trump's second term in January 2025 and is the youngest person ever to serve in the role, was the latest to announce her departure this week. Three other officials have exited the administration this summer, and more departures are expected, according to The Daily Beast.

Staff churn is familiar terrain for Trump's White Houses: four press secretaries — Sean Spicer, Sarah Sanders, Stephanie Grisham and Kayleigh McEnany — cycled through the podium job during his first term, and Brookings Institution tracking documented unusually high turnover among senior staff across those four years compared with past administrations.

"Trump has also ignored concerns about his health and obstinately refused to stay on message during the crucial run-up to the midterm elections," The Beast reported.

"The fear in the West Wing is that administration staff will be vulnerable if the wheels come off in the administration with a massive defeat in November and a lame-duck president," according to the outlet. The November midterms will determine control of Congress, with all 435 House seats and roughly one-third of the Senate on the ballot. The historical backdrop sharpens the stakes: the party holding the White House has lost House seats in nearly every midterm since World War II, with 1998 and 2002 the main exceptions.

Beyond Leavitt's exit, another senior Trump aide announced this week that he was resigning. Deputy National Security Adviser Andy Baker, a close ally of Vice President JD Vance who previously served as Vance's national security adviser, also plans to leave, saying he intends to spend more time with his family.

"He was involved in some earlier negotiations with Iran, but leaves with the war still raging and no obvious exit route," The Beast reported.

White House Counsel David Warrington stepped down several weeks ago as the president's top legal adviser. Warrington, Trump's former personal attorney, had served as general counsel on Trump's 2024 campaign before taking the top legal job in the West Wing.

"Warrington played an important part in Trump's attempts to expand his presidential powers as he sent troops into U.S. cities, deported undocumented immigrants and unveiled his ill-fated tariffs," according to The Beast.

Warrington also helped rubber-stamp Trump's free jumbo jet from Qatar.

Deputy Press Secretary Abigail Jackson, who worked closely with Leavitt, likewise announced she would be leaving her role. With the vote now months away, the question hanging over the West Wing is who takes the podium next — and whether the expected further exits come before November.