Former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Saturday that Republicans must identify a new leader who can connect with working Americans and rebuild President Donald Trump's political coalition after he leaves the White House.

The warning came after Democrats captured control of both chambers of Congress in the midterm elections, as reported by Fox News.

Appearing on "My View with Lara Trump," Leavitt focused on what the Republican Party must learn from the results and what kind of candidate can carry the movement forward. She emphasized that Trump was not a candidate in the midterms and will not lead a future ticket.

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Leavitt described the leadership challenge this way:

"President Trump wasn't on the ballot in these midterms. He'll never be at the top of the ticket again, and I think we need somebody who is America first, who can really tap into the forgotten men and women that President Trump drew to the Republican Party in historic way from 2016 all the way through 2024," she said on "My View with Lara Trump."

Her prescription centered on a successor capable of reaching voters personally rather than merely repeating party slogans. She said the next leader must understand the difficulties people face and communicate a sense of optimism.

"You need someone who can really get out, speak to people about their struggles, their challenges, relate to them and offer promise and hope," she added.

Leavitt also credited Democrats with successfully motivating their supporters during the midterm elections. Her assessment was blunt: Republican candidates need to examine why voters turned out for the other party and determine how the GOP can correct its course.

The scale of the setback gives Republicans plenty to study. Democrats won Senate contests in Michigan, Texas, South Carolina, North Carolina, Maine and Minnesota while also flipping key House seats in Virginia, Iowa and Nebraska.

Those victories handed Democrats both the House and Senate after Tuesday's voting. Against that backdrop, Leavitt urged Republicans to move beyond broad reactions and review the individual races that produced the party's losses.

The results supplied the practical context for Leavitt's warning about the party's future. With Trump absent from the ballot, she said Republicans now must consider how a different figure can inspire the voters who formed his coalition.

"I think that's something Democrats did well in this election, in the midterms, was they obviously inspired people to turn out to vote because they made the people feel like we're going to make your lives better," she said.

For Leavitt, the lesson is not that Republicans should abandon the coalition Trump assembled. Instead, she argued that they must find another standard bearer able to reach the same voters with a similar style of direct engagement and hope.

"We need to do that again the same way, the same fashion President Trump did. It just has to be a new person at the top of the ticket."

The comments placed the burden squarely on the Republican search for its next national leader. Leavitt said that person must be America First and able to connect with the forgotten men and women Trump brought into the party from 2016 through 2024.

Her standard for that successor was rooted in communication and connection. The candidate, she said, must discuss people's struggles and challenges, relate to their lives, and offer both promise and hope.

At the same time, Leavitt spoke warmly about her own experience as White House press secretary. She expressed gratitude for the role but made clear that she has no plans to seek elected office.

Leavitt explained her priority in her own words: "I'm so happy being with my kids . I have zero plans to run for office," she said.

She then added: "I'm all set." Her response made clear that while she is offering advice about who should lead the GOP after Trump, she does not intend to put herself forward for that role.