White House press sectary Sean Spicer on Tuesday returned to the podium for his first on-camera briefing in two weeks amid reports of a looming shakeup in the administration's communication strategy.

Spicer spoke to reporters just hours after news of White House communications director Mike Dubke's resignation. Dubke, who served three months in the position, told news outlets that he decided to step down for personal reasons before President Trump's international trip but had agreed to stay on until the end of that trip.

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Trump is reportedly readying for a major communications shakeup as reports keep appearing about possible connections between the Trump campaign and Russian actors to influence the outcome of the 2016 presidential election.

Spicer returned to the podium for the first on-camera briefing since May 15. He's held a handful of off-camera briefings since then, including some responding to news stories on the Russia investigations.

Before facing an onslaught of questions about Trump’s tweets and the alleged Russia revelations, Spicer opened with glowing praise of the "incredible, historic ... unprecedented first trip abroad" that took Trump across Europe and the Middle East.

"It shows how quickly and decisively the president is acting to strengthen alliances, form new partnerships and to rebuild America’s standing in the world," Spicer said.

"We’ve never seen before in this presidency such sweeping reassurance of American interest and the inauguration of a foreign policy strategy designed to bring back the world from growing dangers and perpetual disaster brought on by years of failed leadership."

Spicer recounted praise from former Trump ally former CIA Director James Woolsey, former Democratic Rep. Jane Harman (D-Calif.), and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. The trip also led to tough headlines critical of some comments about American allies.

The briefing lasted about 30 minutes in total.