collusion. there was no collusion. it's a collusion hoax. it's a collusion witch hoax. >> reporter: just before the president viewed storm damage in alabama, the white house announced its communications director bill shine is resigning. sources tell cnn mr. trump had soured on shine, questioning his judgement on a number of issues. still, the president released a statement saying, "we will miss shine in the white house but look forward to working together on the 2020 presidential campaign where he will be totally involved." shine, a former fox news executive, is the sixth person to take on the communications job, raising questions about the president's commitment to hire the best people. >> we're going to get the best people in the world. >> we're going to use our smartest and our best. we're not using political hacks anymore. >> reporter: the president may need a new communications director to help spin the latest unemployment numbers, showing the economy only added 20,000 jobs last month. still, the president said there is nothing to worry about. >> the economy is very, very strong. if you look at the stock market over the last few months, it's been great.