TRUMP PEOPLE/MIKE DUBKE: “Mike Dubke, President Donald Trump’s communications director, has resigned as Trump considers a larger personnel shakeup to confront the growing scandals weighing down his administration.
The veteran GOP strategist privately announced his resignation in a meeting with the president on May 18, and Trump accepted immediately, Dubke said in an interview. He added that he offered to stay through Trump’s first foreign trip to ensure there was a smooth transition as he exited.
Dubke, who spoke with POLITICO as he drove into the White House early Tuesday [5-30-17] morning, said he expects to go back to Black Rock Group, his communications and public affairs firm. The White House has not announced a successor for Dubke, and it’s unclear when his last day will be. Axios first reported that he was on his way out.
‘The reasons for my departure are personal, but it has been my great honor to serve President Trump and this administration,’ Dubke emailed friends Tuesday morning. ‘It has also been my distinct pleasure to work side-by-side, day-by-day with the staff of the communications and press departments. This White House is filled with some of the finest and hardest working men and women in the American Government.’ “
-Daniel Lippman and Alex Isenstadt, “Trump’s communications director is out as larger shakeup looms,” Politico, May 30, 2017 10:54am