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Brief is free at time.com/newsletters. by [Ryan Teague Beckwith](https://time.com/author/ryan-teague-beckwith/) ## Ryan Teague Beckwith May 30, 2017 3:30 PM UTC  White House press secretary Sean Spicer calls on a member of the media during the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington White House press secretary Sean Spicer calls on a member of the media during the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington Andrew Harnik—AP by [Ryan Teague Beckwith](https://time.com/author/ryan-teague-beckwith/) ## Ryan Teague Beckwith May 30, 2017 3:30 PM UTC The Sean Spicer show is back after a brief hiatus. The White House press secretary is set to resume his daily press briefing Tuesday afternoon, after taking a break during President Trump’s first trip abroad. The briefing comes after the announcement that White House communications director [Mike Dubke has resigned](http://time.com/4797579/mike-dubke-communications-director-resigns/). Spicer’s last [on-camera regular briefing](https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/05/15/press-daily-briefing-press-secretary-sean-spicer-48) was on May 15, though he spoke with reporters in gaggles during the trip. Though Spicer has been criticized for making mistakes and odd verbal tics, President Trump [said in April](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/everyone-tunes-in-inside-trumps-obsession-with-cable-tv/2017/04/23/3c52bd6c-25e3-11e7-a1b3-faff0034e2de%5Fstory.html?utm%5Fterm=.fbd8071f8500) he was keeping him on staff because “that guy gets great ratings. 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