(CNN) White House press secretary Sean Spicer resigned Friday morning after President Donald Trump named a new White House communications director, capping off a rollercoaster six-month tenure as the chief spokesman for an administration besieged by a steady drumbeat of controversy. The resignation caps off one of the most tumultuous tenures for a White House press secretary, one that saw Spicer repeatedly undermined in his role as the White House’s public-facing spokesman by the President’s own public statements and tweets. WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on changes to the White House communications staff (all times local):

New York financier Anthony Scaramucci has been formally named White House communications director and Sarah Huckabee Sanders has been promoted to press secretary in the Trump White House’s latest shakeup. Sean Spicer has resigned as White House press secretary, ABC News confirmed on Friday.According to people with knowledge of the decision, Spicer is quitting because of objections over the appointment of a new White House communications director, New York financier Anthony Scaramucci.Those with knowledge of the decision insisted on anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the personnel matter publicly.President Donald Trump did not ask for Spicer's resignation, senior White House sources told ABC News.Spicer has spent much less time in the briefing room in recent weeks, with principal deputy press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders handling more of the daily briefingsHe did brief the press off camera this Monday, and that was his first time doing so in three weeks.Spicer, 45, worked as the communications director for the Republican National Committee before being named as Trump's press secretary during the transition.
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer announces his intention to resign as White House Press Secretary due to Donald Trump's appointment of Anthony Scaramucci as the White House Communications Director, and will formally step down from the role in August 2017. Sarah Huckabee Sanders will take over as the White House Press Secretary in August 2017.