--- description: Mike Dubke, President Donald Trump's communications director, has resigned after just under three months, according to multiple reports title: President Trump's Communications Director Mike Dubke Has Resigned image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta93a4cf518ad566d/6988cf55a988ca20316bc715/trump-dubke.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Politics](/section/politics/) ## Politics Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [White House](/tag/white-house/) ## White House Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # President Trump's Communications Director Mike Dubke Has Resigned by [Aric Jenkins](/author/aric-jenkins/) ## Aric Jenkins Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 30, 2017 12:19 PM CUT  Donald Trump in Arlington, Va., on May 29, 2017. Donald Trump in Arlington, Va., on May 29, 2017.Olivier Douliery—AP by [Aric Jenkins](/author/aric-jenkins/) ## Aric Jenkins Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 30, 2017 12:19 PM CUT Mike Dubke has resigned after just under three month as President [Donald Trump](http://time.com/4797345/donald-trump-memorial-day-transcript-arlington-national-cemetery/ "undefined")‘s communications director, according to multiple reports. Dubke submitted his resignation on May 18 and offered to keep his post until Trump concluded his first foreign trip, according to a [report from Axios.](https://www.axios.com/scoop-trumps-comms-director-leaving-white-house-2426616450.html "undefined") The President accepted Dubke’s resignation “immediately,” Dubke reportedly [told Politico.](http://www.politico.com/story/2017/05/30/mike-dubke-trumps-communications-director-has-resigned-238931 "undefined") When asked to confirm news of Dubke’s resignation on _Fox & Friends_ Tuesday morning, Counselor Kellyanne Conway said: “What I will say is that he has expressed his desire to leave the White House and made very clear that he would see through the President’s international trip.” > [](https://twitter.com/foxandfriends/status/869516922282319872) Dubke’s departure comes amid reports that Trump is considering a [staff shakeup](http://time.com/4796896/president-donald-trump-white-house-shake-up-russia/ "undefined") at the White House as concern over the ongoing [Russia probe](http://time.com/4790880/donald-trump-russia-investigation-michael-flynn-james-comey/ "undefined") that is investigating possible ties to the Trump Administration continues to linger. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4797579/mike-dubke-communications-director-resigns/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4797579/mike-dubke-communications-director-resigns/"},"headline":"President Trump's Communications Director Mike Dubke Has Resigned","datePublished":"2017-05-30T12:19:54.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T05:09:31.688Z","description":"His departure could signal the beginning of a shakeup in the White House staff","url":"https://time.com/4797579/mike-dubke-communications-director-resigns/","keywords":["White House","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta93a4cf518ad566d/6988cf55a988ca20316bc715/trump-dubke.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Aric Jenkins","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/aric-jenkins/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta93a4cf518ad566d/6988cf55a988ca20316bc715/trump-dubke.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Memorial Day","caption":"Memorial Day","creditText":"Olivier Douliery—AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/white-house/","name":"White House"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4797579/mike-dubke-communications-director-resigns/","name":"President Trump's Communications Director Mike Dubke Has Resigned"}}]}] ```