Social Media Loses It Over Karoline Leavitt’s ‘Photoshopped’ Husband in Halloween Pics

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has been catching heat online after folks started calling her out for seemingly tweaking photos of her husband to shave off some years.

At just 28, Karoline’s one of the boldest voices in Donald Trump’s White House crew, handling the press briefings like a pro. But lately, the chatter’s all about her personal life—specifically, her marriage to Nicholas Riccio, who’s a full 32 years older.

Karoline Leavitt. Credit: Getty Images, Instagra/karolineleavitt

They tied the knot earlier this year, and yeah, the age difference turned heads right away. Still, Karoline’s always gushed about how solid they are. Back in March on The Megyn Kelly Show, she spilled the tea on their meet-cute: A mutual buddy threw an event at Nick’s restaurant in New Hampshire while she was campaigning. “I was up there speaking, we hit it off as friends at first, and boom—we fell hard,” she said with a laugh.

Fast forward, and in July last year, they welcomed little Niko into the world. “He’s my biggest cheerleader, my ride-or-die bestie,” Karoline’s said of Nick. “Life’s been a total whirlwind since I crashed into his world, but he’s all in—bless him for that.”

Their Halloween snap, though? That’s what’s got everyone buzzing—and not in a good way. Karoline dropped a cute family pic on Instagram from the White House bash, with her in a sleek black leather dress, baby Niko rocking a pumpkin onesie, and Nick suited up beside them amid all the festive decor.

But eagle-eyed followers zeroed in on Nick’s face looking way too smooth, like it’d been run through a filter, while his hands screamed “60 and proud.” Cue the roasting.

One commenter cracked, “The airbrushing on your hubby’s mug to make him look 40 again? Now that’s the real Halloween trick!”

Another chimed in: “Love the pic, Karoline, but heads up—my crew spotted it. Dude on the left? Face got the full glam treatment, but those hands are straight-up 60+ vibes. Spill, what gives?”

Someone else piled on: “Why’s he pulling off 50 while you’re fresh at 28? Magic, or…?”

The jabs kept coming: “That smoothing filter on your old man’s forehead is putting in overtime, lol.” And the kicker: “You can’t just Photoshop away your grandhubby’s wrinkles, girl!”

A few even joked, “Is that your dad crashing the family costume party?” Oof.

Look, the post still racked up over 235,000 likes by Monday night, but the comment section turned into a full-on meme fest about their age gap and the edit drama. Karoline hasn’t clapped back yet—maybe she’s too busy dodging press questions about way bigger stuff.

Their story’s got that fairy-tale twist, atypical as she calls it, but hey, love’s weird like that. Still, in the age of Instagram sleuths, nothing stays unedited for long.

📷 Instagram / @karolineleavitt

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