White House communications director Bill Shine has resigned and will serve as a senior adviser to President Trump's 2020 re-election campaign, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders announced Friday.
Details: The announcement didn't give a reason for Shine's departure. The bulk of Shine's career was spent as a producer and executive at Fox News, most recently serving as the network's co-president.
Catch up quick: Per a recent New Yorker article, Shine was yet another key figure in the "interlocking connections between the White House and 21st Century Fox."
Behind the scenes, via Axios' Jonathan Swan: Trump warmed to Shine initially, as Shine paid attention to details like lighting and set design, like a TV producer. Trump dug that. But it wasn’t long, according to a source with direct knowledge, before Trump began grumbling that his media coverage was as bad as ever.
