Republican Rep. Kat Cammack surprised her GOP colleagues—and President Donald Trump—by announcing her pregnancy at Wednesday’s White House Women’s History Month event.
The 37-year-old Florida lawmaker revealed that she is expecting a baby girl, due in August, while appearing onstage with other female Republican lawmakers in the East Room. One GOP lawmaker remarked that Cammack had “a long way to go” to catch up to Illinois GOP Rep. Mary Miller, who already has seven children.
Trump congratulated Cammack as he introduced female Republican lawmakers at the afternoon event. “And Representative Kat Cammack, who just announced a new baby girl. That’s great,” he said.
A special shoutout for the @GOPWomensCaucus by President Trump! And the great news that Rep. Cammack is expecting her first baby later this year! pic.twitter.com/NGh3PSvoXP
— Rep. Cammack Press Office (@RepKatCammack) March 26, 2025
Kammack also offered a nod to House Speaker Mike Johnson with a remark acknowledging the House Republicans’ thin majority.
“Mr. Speaker, don’t worry. Margins are fine. I’m due in August,” she said.
The baby announcement came just before Trump’s speech, in which he highlighted his voting record on women’s issues, touted accomplishments he claimed were made on behalf of American women, and praised the women serving in his administration.
“And thank you for the vote, you were very nice to me,” Trump said. “We set every record. We loved it. We loved that vote.”
Exit polling indicated that Trump trailed Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris by about 8 points among female voters in the 2024 race. However, he managed to secure a majority among white women, winning roughly 53 percent of their vote.
In his remarks, Trump also noted that he was defending American women through executive orders. Notably, he signed one barring biological men from competing in women’s sports, as well as another asserting that there are only two biological sexes.
“On day one, I made the official policy of the United States government that there are only two genders: male and female,” Trump said. “Is there anybody, seriously, is there anybody that disagrees with that in this room?” Trump then said playfully: “I thought maybe somebody from the press might raise their hand.”
At that point, Trump then turned his attention to Democrats, whom he said were “fighting for a 2 percent issue” — a jab at how unpopular their position is in opposing measures barring biological males from competing against women.
“No matter how many surgeries you have or chemicals you inject, if you’re born with male DNA in every cell of your body, you can never become a woman. You’re not going to be a woman,” Trump said, echoing a scientific fact known since the beginning of time.
He also used his speech to highlight several female members of his administration, starting with Susie Wiles, the first female White House chief of staff in U.S. history.
“And she was just named by one of the very prominent media groups, I don’t mention because I cannot stand the people, but she has just been named as, and it’s true, the most powerful woman in the world,” the president said.
He also praised 27-year-old White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, who faced intense scrutiny at Wednesday’s briefing after The Atlantic’s editor-in-chief was added to a White House Signal group chat intended for war planning against the Houthis.
“Also, we’re going to go to somebody that’s really the rage right now. She’s the youngest ever White House press secretary,” Trump said. “Karoline, look at you. … you’re not too young, and she’s knocking them dead.”
He described Alina Habba as “like a rocket ship” as his counselor to the president leaves Washington, D.C. to become the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey. Trump then said that he had “more women in our Cabinet than any Republican president in the history of our country.”
“Remember they were saying he doesn’t like strong women? That may be true, but if that’s true, I’m in deep trouble because I’m surrounded. I got the strongest women,” the president joked.