President Donald Trump has a staffing problem as more MAGA moms are doing what he had requested them to do — have more babies, according to a Wednesday report from The Swamp, The Daily Beast's Substack.
The timing is difficult for the Trump administration, with key midterm races just six months away.
"Donald Trump’s plea to MAGA moms to bear more children is causing a crisis at the White House and Pentagon at a crucial time," The Swamp reported.
"Trump called himself the 'fertilization president' and urged a procreation push to uphold a long tradition of autocrats who seek to build a society in their own image. But the policy is backfiring, with key administration staffers taking maternity leave in the lead-up to the Republican Party’s make-or-break midterm elections," according to The Swamp.
Karoline Leavitt has stepped away for her maternity leave as she prepares to have a second child any day. Pentagon Press Secretary Kingsley Wilson has also started her maternity leave. These absences have prompted Secretary of State Marco Rubio — and other Trump cabinet members — to fill in for important press briefings, with Rubio taking fiery questions from a room full of shouting reporters on Tuesday, quipping, "This is chaos, guys."